Sunday 24th January 2010

TIM HARTLEY made it two wins out of two at the second of the this season’s Leicestershire Winter league campaign as the British Masters international edged a hard fought home victory for Barrow Runners where the top five athletes were only separated by a margin of 17 seconds over the finish line, whilst, in the women’s race Nicola Clay also secured her second consecutive victory for Stilton Striders head of Charnwood’s Clare Mensley.

In the perfect dry sunny conditions for road-running over a tough and demanding 6 mile course Tim Hartley was made to work hard the victory pursued by Charnwood’s Tim Doran and defending league champion Alistair Watson racing in the colours of Hermitage Harriers.

Hartley, the reigning British Masters cross-country champion, crossed the line in a time of 31mins 29mins – finishing just three seconds ahead of Doran with Watson only four seconds further adrift in third place.

In the women’s race Stilton’s Nicola Clay held off the challenge of Birmingham University student Clare Mensley (Charnwood) to take a comfortable victory in a time of 35:09 with Leicester Tri’s Nicola Roder third as the top-three replicated their positions at the opening race in Ashby the previous week.
Full Results (Mixed):
31:29 1 M 1 TIM HARTLEY BARROW
31:32 2 M 2 TIM DORAN CHARNWOOD
31:36 3 M 3 ALASTAIR WATSON HERMITAGE
31:41 4 M 4 PHILIP CHRITCHLOW BEAUMONT
31:46 5 M 5 JAMES DOUGLAS CHARNWOOD
32:05 6 M 6 MARTIN LEWIS CHARNWOOD
32:29 7 M 7 CONNOR MURPHY L TRI
32:55 8 M 8 GARETH DEACON L CORT
33:03 9 M 9 MARK COULDWELL CHARNWOOD
33:04 10 M 10 RICHARD BROWN CHARNWOOD
33:05 11 M 11 THOMAS SHARDLOW HINCKLEY
33:08 12 M 12 STUART SPENCER BARROW
33:23 13 M 13 DANIEL MILLS NUNEATON
33:25 14 M 14 ALEX WEBSTER WEST END
33:35 15 M 15 IAN MURDEY BEAUMONT
34:01 16 M 16 LAZLOE BODEN HARBOROUGH
34:06 17 M 17 DAVE PEARCE L CORT
34:08 18 M 18 MARK ROSE SHEPSHED
34:08 19 M 19 NEIL CARTER WIGSTON PHOENIX
34:11 20 M 20 EMANUELE SCHIAVON WEST END
34:17 21 M 21 RICHARD WHITELEGG HINCKLEY
34:19 22 M 22 ANDY HART L CORT
34:23 23 M 23 PAUL HARMER CHARNWOOD
34:28 24 M 24 KINGSLEY COOK HUNCOTE
34:31 25 M 25 GLENN NORTH CHARNWOOD
34:32 26 M 26 RICHARD BETTSWORTH WREAKE
34:34 27 M 27 MARK CHAMBERLAIN ROADHOGGS
34:35 28 M 28 GRAHAM FENTON HUNCOTE
34:39 29 M 29 JONATHAN BURCH WIGSTON PHOENIX
34:41 30 M 30 PAUL GREGORY HERMITAGE
34:42 31 M 31 ELLIOTT HART L CORT
34:47 32 M 32 ROBERT HALL-McNAIR HINCKLEY
34:55 33 M 33 DUNCAN SHEA-SIMMONDS L TRI
34:59 34 M 34 BRIAN STOUT IVANHOE
35:01 35 M 35 BRUNO NIKOLOFF WREAKE
35:04 36 M 36 MARTIN MAKIN CHARNWOOD
35:06 37 M 37 RICHARD BILLINGTON DESFORD
35:09 38 F 1 NICOLA CLAY STILTON
35:13 39 M 38 NICK COBLEY ROADHOGGS
35:24 40 M 39 SHAUN COULTON HERMITAGE
35:30 41 M 40 STACEY VOSS FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
35:31 42 M 41 ANDREW HOUGH IVANHOE
35:32 43 F 2 CLARE MENSLEY CHARNWOOD
35:33 44 M 42 IAN PARAMORE BARROW
35:36 45 M 43 DARREN GLOVER STILTON
35:41 46 M 44 CHRIS TALBOT HUNCOTE
35:48 47 M 45 ROB PULLEN WIGSTON PHOENIX
35:49 48 M 46 MARK KING L TRI
35:51 49 M 47 STEVE HOLLINGSWORTH FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
35:55 50 M 48 NOEL HOULIHAN FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
36:02 51 M 49 DUNCAN CAMPBELL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
36:03 52 M 50 ALISTAIR CHAMBERS IVANHOE
36:04 53 M 51 JASON WEETMAN WREAKE
36:06 54 M 52 JAMIE HARPER BARROW
36:06 55 M 53 RAHIM MADARBUX BEAUMONT
36:18 56 M 54 IVOR DAVIES IVANHOE
36:21 57 M 55 DEREK GUESS L CORT
36:33 58 M 56 MATT MORGAN IVANHOE
36:34 59 M 57 PAUL HOOD WIGSTON PHOENIX
36:38 60 M 58 MICHAEL KINGSBURY CHARNWOOD
36:39 61 M 59 JONATHON RIALL CHARNWOOD TRI
36:42 62 M 60 CARL VOISEY L CORT
36:45 63 M 61 JIM KETTERINGHAM WREAKE
36:49 64 M 62 THOMAS SNOWDEN LEICESTER UNI
36:50 65 F 3 NICOLA RODER L TRI
36:51 66 M 63 DAVID SAUNDERS L CORT
36:57 67 M 64 STEVE BISHOP FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
36:57 68 M 65 BARRY MURRAY BARROW
36:57 69 M 66 LEE TOMLINSON HERMITAGE
36:58 70 M 67 GRAEME SLIGHT HUNCOTE
36:58 71 F 4 JENNI MUSTON CHARNWOOD
37:03 72 M 68 DAVID BATTERSBY BARROW
37:11 73 M 69 GEOFF NEWILL BARROW
37:16 74 M 70 MICHAEL BLAKEY WEST END
37:16 75 M 71 PATRICK McNEIGHT STILTON
37:16 76 M 72 JOHN REES BARROW
37:20 77 M 73 SHANE GODRICH WREAKE
37:23 78 M 74 MARVIN RYAN HUNCOTE
37:24 79 M 75 JAMIE STRANGE FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
37:25 80 F 5 NICKI NEALON HUNCOTE
37:27 81 M 76 JAMIE STUART WREAKE
37:33 82 M 77 RICHARD BUFTON HARBOROUGH
37:34 83 M 78 KARL BEARDALL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
37:38 84 M 79 TERRY REECE WEST END
37:39 85 M 80 DARREN WESTON HERMITAGE
37:39 86 M 81 CRAIG AUSTIN L CORT
37:40 87 M 82 ROBERT JALLAND CHARNWOOD
37:43 88 M 83 KIERAN GRUNDY L TRI
37:43 89 M 84 IAN GLADWELL WEST END
37:47 90 F 6 CATHERINE DRAPER BARROW
37:47 91 M 85 STEVEN BAGGOTT IVANHOE
37:48 92 M 86 ROB GREGORY WIGSTON PHOENIX
37:49 93 F 7 EMILY AULT BARROW
37:51 94 M 87 ADAM BROOKS HARBOROUGH
37:52 95 M 88 PETER SLONECZNY ROADHOGGS
37:53 96 M 89 CHRIS THOMPSON BARROW
37:55 97 M 90 GARY HARRISON BIRSTALL
37:57 98 M 91 RUSSELL LEWIN BARROW
38:00 99 M 92 NEV FRANCIS L CORT
38:05 100 M 93 CHRIS RAMSELL IVANHOE
38:06 101 M 94 MIKE DAVIES OWLS
38:07 102 M 95 DARREN BESWICK BARROW
38:11 103 M 96 DANIEL ANDERSON BEAUMONT
38:14 104 M 97 STEVE SAYERS BEAUMONT
38:15 105 M 98 CHRIS BROWN BARROW
38:16 106 M 99 PETER MENSLEY CHARNWOOD
38:18 107 M 100 ANDREW BUCK HERMITAGE
38:21 108 M 101 NICK WILSON NUNEATON
38:34 109 M 102 IAN ROBINSON BARROW
38:37 110 M 103 BRIAN BUSBY WREAKE
38:41 111 M 104 DAVID WHEELER FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
38:45 112 M 105 MARK BUSH WREAKE
38:49 113 M 106 JAMES KNIGHT BARROW
38:52 114 M 107 JASON BROTHERHOOD HINCKLEY
38:53 115 F 8 LAURA JOHNSON CHARNWOOD
38:54 116 M 108 MATT TOPHAM ROADHOGGS
38:56 117 M 109 HASEEB AHMAD L TRI
38:56 118 M 110 CHRIS SHERWOOD L TRI
38:58 119 M 111 CHRIS BUGH L TRI
39:02 120 M 112 ADY KING HARBOROUGH
39:04 121 F 9 SALLY NEWMAN WREAKE
39:05 122 M 113 GARRY POSTLE STILTON
39:12 123 M 114 CARL BARTLAM BEAUMONT
39:13 124 M 115 KIERAN BAILEY L TRI
39:14 125 M 116 STEVE LEAFE SOUTH DERBY
39:15 126 M 117 MARK BRADFORD HERMITAGE
39:17 127 M 118 GARY RUTHERFORD STILTON
39:18 128 F 10 JOANNE ROBINSON BARROW
39:19 129 M 119 KEITH CHAMBERS HUNCOTE
39:21 130 M 120 SIMON FRYER ROADHOGGS
39:22 131 M 121 ANDY FOSTER L TRI
39:24 132 M 122 PAUL CHERRY BARROW
39:25 133 M 123 TONY CUSACK WEST END
39:28 134 M 124 MIKE SHELDON BARROW
39:29 135 F 11 GINA VAUGHAN L TRI
39:30 136 M 125 HUGH DELARGY HARBOROUGH
39:34 137 M 126 ANDY MACHIN BEAUMONT
39:35 138 M 127 MARTIN YEOMANS IVANHOE
39:39 139 M 128 MIKE AYLWIN WHETSTONE
39:44 140 M 129 JASON TOMKINS HUNCOTE
39:54 141 M 130 CRAIG ATTON ROADHOGGS
39:57 142 M 131 PAUL COUSENS CHARNWOOD TRI
40:00 143 M 132 MARK JELLEY WREAKE
40:01 144 M 133 NIGEL BASSNETT HINCKLEY
40:02 145 M 134 RICHARD GRAY STILTON
40:03 146 M 135 NICK DILKES WREAKE
40:04 147 F 12 KATE RAMSEY BARROW
40:06 148 M 136 JERRY WILKES ROADHOGGS
40:07 149 M 137 MATT KIRBY WREAKE
40:09 150 F 13 MARY HALL NUNEATON
40:10 151 M 138 ROSS MacGREGOR BARROW
40:11 152 M 139 ADRIAN SPENCER BARROW
40:16 153 M 140 DUNCAN PERCY DESFORD
40:17 154 M 141 CRAIG BAKER WIGSTON PHOENIX
40:18 155 M 142 JOHN CARNEGIE HUNCOTE
40:21 156 M 143 CHRIS DAWKINS BARROW
40:21 157 M 144 PETER BARZETOVIC NUNEATON
40:25 158 M 145 PHIL DOUGLAS STILTON
40:27 159 M 146 OWEN JOHNS LEICESTER UNI
40:28 160 M 147 NEIL ACKLAND DESFORD
40:28 161 M 148 DAVID ALLFORD IVANHOE
40:30 162 F 14 MONIQUE RAAIJMAKERS BARROW
40:36 163 F 15 CLAIRE QUIGLEY HUNCOTE
40:41 164 F 16 ANGELA McWILLIAM CHARNWOOD
40:41 165 M 149 ALFONSO JIMENEZ CHARNWOOD TRI
40:41 166 M 150 COLIN RIMMER BIRSTALL
40:45 167 M 151 MICHAEL JELLEY WREAKE
40:46 168 M 152 NIALL TEMPLE SOUTH DERBY
40:46 169 M 153 SAM ELLIOTT SOUTH DERBY
40:50 170 M 154 LES CHESTERTON WIGSTON PHOENIX
40:56 171 M 155 LEE BARBER DESFORD
40:57 172 M 156 DUNCAN FOLEY HUNCOTE
40:58 173 F 17 JEANETTE FOSTER L TRI
41:02 174 M 157 ANDREW COLE DESFORD
41:07 175 M 158 NIGEL STOCK HERMITAGE
41:09 176 M 159 TERRY VAUGHAN L TRI
41:15 177 M 160 GRAHAM HOBBS DESFORD
41:17 178 M 161 BARRY HIBBERD HUNCOTE
41:15 179 M 162 DUNCAN DICKIE CHARNWOOD
41:20 180 M 163 CLIVE JONES WIGSTON PHOENIX
41:20 181 M 164 JOHN MAYMAN SOUTH DERBY
41:22 182 M 165 CHRIS GUNSTONE SOUTH DERBY
41:23 183 M 166 TOM MARTIN ROADHOGGS
41:25 184 M 167 JO SADLER BARROW
41:28 185 M 168 MALCOLM HARRIS BARROW
41:30 186 F 18 KATE DORMER FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
41:31 187 M 169 DAVID LODWICK ROADHOGGS
41:34 188 M 170 JOHN MASON WIGSTON PHOENIX
41:37 189 M 171 JIM PAYNE WREAKE
41:40 190 M 172 PHIL WILSON WREAKE
41:41 191 M 173 PAUL HARRIS IVANHOE
41:42 192 M 174 DALE JENKINS ROADHOGGS
41:46 193 F 19 LAURA DAVISON WEST END
41:48 194 M 175 LUDOVIC RENOU ROADHOGGS
41:53 195 M 176 MICHAEL WALTON HUNCOTE
41:56 196 M 177 SAM MORTON LEICESTER UNI
41:57 197 M 178 NEIL JAGGARD STILTON
42:00 198 M 179 DEAN TONKS BARROW
42:01 199 M 180 ROYSTON LEE BARROW
42:02 200 M 181 JON FINNEMORE WREAKE
42:03 201 F 20 LORNA WATERS FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
42:07 202 M 182 GARETH PRICE BIRSTALL
42:07 203 M 183 IAN PARKER BEAUMONT
42:08 204 M 184 STEVEN POWELL BIRSTALL
42:09 205 M 185 BRIAN MORAN DESFORD
42:17 206 M 186 ANDREW WILFORD HUNCOTE
42:26 207 M 187 COLIN STAFF HUNCOTE
42:27 208 M 188 MICHAEL STIFF WIGSTON PHOENIX
42:29 209 M 189 LEE PICKERING FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
42:31 210 M 190 PHILIP CASWELL WEST END
42:33 211 M 191 ASA ENGLISH SHEPSHED
42:34 212 M 192 JOHN O'SULLIVAN HUNCOTE
42:37 213 F 21 KATRINA KEMP BIRSTALL
42:37 214 F 22 JOANNE MATHEWS HERMITAGE
42:37 215 M 193 TOM HINDS HERMITAGE
42:37 216 M 194 DAVID FORREST LEICESTER UNI
42:38 217 M 195 JOHN HARRIS SHEPSHED
42:41 218 F 23 CHARLOTTE WOOD ROADHOGGS
42:45 219 M 196 PAUL NEALON HUNCOTE
42:48 220 F 24 CLARE SHEA-SIMMONDS L TRI
42:57 221 M 197 MATT STOROR HERMITAGE
42:57 222 M 198 ALAN FORDHAM HARBOROUGH
42:58 223 F 25 JANE FRASER WIGSTON PHOENIX
42:58 224 M 199 STEPHEN COLTMAN CHARNWOOD
43:01 225 M 200 JAMES SNUTCH BIRSTALL
43:06 226 M 201 JAMES WILLIAMS BARROW
43:08 227 M 202 BAZ BARRETT ROADHOGGS
43:13 228 M 203 ANDY BALDWIN BIRSTALL
43:18 229 M 204 MARTIN SIDDON HUNCOTE
43:20 230 F 26 LESLEY GRIFFIN BIRSTALL
43:21 231 M 205 MARTIN HUGHES HARBOROUGH
43:25 232 M 206 DENIS THOMPSON WEST END
43:27 233 F 27 CLAIRE BEACH FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
43:29 234 F 28 VICKI LOWE STILTON
43:30 235 M 207 PAUL CUSACK WEST END
43:30 236 F 29 SADIE MURPHY L TRI
43:35 237 F 30 RACHEL CAMPBELL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
43:36 238 M 208 PAUL LANGHAM ROADHOGGS
43:37 239 M 209 SIMON HAMMONDS HERMITAGE
43:39 240 M 210 MICK HORNER BARROW
43:40 241 M 211 STEVE GARNER WREAKE
43:42 242 F 31 THERESA COLTMAN STILTON
43:45 243 M 212 STEVE FOWLER SOUTH DERBY
43:46 244 M 213 ANDY STEEL WREAKE
43:48 245 M 214 ROB LAWLER BARROW
43:48 246 M 215 JONATHAN HARRISON BARROW
43:48 247 F 32 KAT LOVELOCK FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
43:51 248 M 216 ADAM CLARKE HERMITAGE
43:56 249 M 217 DAVID ROBSON BARROW
43:57 250 M 218 NYE CRANAGE CHARNWOOD
43:58 251 M 219 TOM BURBIDGE BIRSTALL
43:59 252 M 220 LIAM COLLINS L TRI
44:00 253 M 221 NICK TOMKINS HUNCOTE
44:02 254 F 33 LIZ COLLINGHAM WREAKE
44:04 255 M 222 MARK SADLER BARROW
44:09 256 M 223 JOSEPH BROOKS HINCKLEY
44:17 257 M 224 DAVID RICHARDS BIRSTALL
44:18 258 M 225 DAVID LUYT ROADHOGGS
44:18 259 M 226 ASHLEY GRAY BARROW
44:20 260 F 34 MHAIRI BILLINGTON DESFORD
44:22 261 F 35 HEATHER NORTH CHARNWOOD
44:27 262 F 36 MARIE SQUIRES BIRSTALL
44:28 263 M 227 RICHARD McBEAN DESFORD
44:29 264 M 228 ROGER MOON BEAUMONT
44:30 265 M 229 NEIL TATTON HINCKLEY
44:33 266 M 230 RAY DRAYCOTT WIGSTON PHOENIX
44:37 267 M 231 PHIL LORD DESFORD
44:41 268 M 232 BRIAN BORROWS L TRI
44:41 269 M 233 TOM CORR HUNCOTE
44:46 270 F 37 KATYA BLACKLEDGE CHARNWOOD
44:49 271 M 234 PAUL EDGSON BEAUMONT
44:50 272 M 235 ALAN EDWARDS IVANHOE
44:50 273 F 38 STEPHANIE PETERS CHARNWOOD
44:51 274 F 39 SIMONE WILSON NUNEATON
44:55 275 M 236 NICK CUTTS BIRSTALL
44:58 276 M 237 CHRIS MINTO DESFORD
44:59 277 M 238 CLIVE WRIGHT STILTON
45:00 278 M 239 JAMIE LEAKE WREAKE
45:05 279 M 240 JAMIE DAVIES FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
45:07 280 M 241 SIMON HART HUNCOTE
45:09 281 F 40 JULIA DICKIE CHARNWOOD
45:10 282 M 242 JEFF WICKHAM HUNCOTE
45:12 283 M 243 SIMON JONES HUNCOTE
45:12 284 F 41 ANNA SEDDON BARROW
45:14 285 M 244 RICHARD THOMAS HUNCOTE
45:15 286 M 245 IAN MASON STILTON
45:19 287 M 246 KEN HUDDART BARROW
45:20 288 F 42 HELEN NEWBERY FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
45:21 289 M 247 RICHARD FLETCHER HERMITAGE
45:24 290 M 248 TERRY JONES BARROW
45:24 291 M 249 DEAN KELLEHER HERMITAGE
45:27 292 M 250 REZA ZARAATKAR BEAUMONT
45:28 293 F 43 JULIA BLEWITT-JENKINS IVANHOE
45:30 294 M 251 TIM HARPER CHARNWOOD
45:32 295 F 44 RACHEL HARVEY BARROW
45:38 296 F 45 CAROLYN OSBORNE IVANHOE
45:40 297 F 46 REBECCA BROMWICH ROADHOGGS
45:41 298 M 252 STEVE TEMPEST SOUTH DERBY
45:42 299 F 47 ABIGAIL ARNOTT STILTON
45:42 300 M 253 ANDY CLASPER HERMITAGE
45:42 301 M 254 ANDY LAUDER HINCKLEY
45:44 302 M 255 SEAN WILEMAN IVANHOE
45:48 303 M 256 IAN FRASER WIGSTON PHOENIX
45:48 304 M 257 JOHN HARTSHORN CHARNWOOD TRI
45:48 305 F 48 EMMA KLIMOWICZ ROADHOGGS
45:48 306 F 49 JANE OAKLAND BARROW
45:54 307 F 50 DAWN STORER BARROW
45:55 308 M 258 STEVE CHERRY BIRSTALL
45:58 309 F 51 SARAH COLLINS BIRSTALL
46:05 310 M 259 NEIL KEAR HINCKLEY
46:06 311 M 260 TOM MUDDIMER WIGSTON PHOENIX
46:07 312 M 261 ANDREW MIDDLETON WEST END
46:09 313 F 52 CLARE FOWELL IVANHOE
46:13 314 M 262 KEVAN NAYLOR BARROW
46:14 315 F 53 TANIA BRANDON WIGSTON PHOENIX
46:15 316 M 263 CRAIG JOHNSON HERMITAGE
46:16 317 F 54 MAXINE POWELL WIGSTON PHOENIX
46:17 318 F 55 EMMA DAVINSON BARROW
46:19 319 F 56 ALISON CHERRY BARROW
46:22 320 F 57 BRIDIE D'ARCY BARROW
46:25 321 M 264 BEN LEITCH WHETSTONE
46:29 322 M 265 DAVID WILMOT WIGSTON PHOENIX
46:33 323 M 266 HITESH PANDYA ROADHOGGS
46:34 324 F 58 HELEN TALBOT NUNEATON
46:37 325 F 59 GILL McGARRY HINCKLEY
46:38 326 M 267 JOHN CRESSWELL STILTON
46:45 327 F 60 MIA WESTON HERMITAGE
46:46 328 M 268 DARRYL WOOLWARD STILTON
46:47 329 M 269 RON WALTON WIGSTON PHOENIX
46:48 330 M 270 JOHN SALAMANCA WEST END
46:50 331 F 61 SUSAN GARDNER HUNCOTE
46:57 332 M 271 PAUL SYMONS WHETSTONE
47:02 333 M 272 KEITH DAKIN ROADHOGGS
47:02 334 F 62 LINDA BILLINGTON BIRSTALL
47:07 335 M 273 STEVE POOLE HINCKLEY
47:10 336 F 63 ALEXANDRA BLOSSOM BARROW
47:10 337 F 64 LINDA TAYLOR BARROW
47:14 338 M 274 IAN CRAIG BARROW
47:15 339 F 65 REBECCA BROOKS BARROW
47:16 340 F 66 BEV PARRY HUNCOTE
47:20 341 M 275 BILL PHILLIPS BARROW
47:25 342 M 276 ADAM WARNER BIRSTALL
47:26 343 F 67 KATIE CLARKE HERMITAGE
47:35 344 M 277 DAVID MORSE IVANHOE
47:35 345 M 278 PETE WISEMAN BARROW
47:39 346 F 68 KATHERINE SPENCER BARROW
47:39 347 M 279 MARK GOODRICH DESFORD
47:40 348 M 280 SEAN TEBBUTT DESFORD
47:43 349 M 281 MARVIN SMITH BIRSTALL
47:43 350 F 69 JULIE SHEPHERD HUNCOTE
47:43 351 M 282 PETER LEACH HARBOROUGH
47:54 352 F 70 CAITLIN LLOYD LEICESTER UNI
47:55 353 M 283 PAUL WINTERTON WEST END
47:57 354 M 284 IAN GRIFFITHS WIGSTON PHOENIX
47:58 355 M 285 DARREN WAPPLES WHETSTONE
48:04 356 F 71 JACKY REYNOLDS BARROW
48:05 357 M 286 MARTIN CAPELL ROADHOGGS
48:07 358 F 72 AILEEN COLLINS FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
48:11 359 F 73 AMANDA BRADBURY IVANHOE
48:13 360 F 74 ANNE ASHTON HINCKLEY
48:14 361 M 287 JOHN BRENNAN BIRSTALL
48:25 362 F 75 KATHRYN FARRAR BARROW
48:25 363 F 76 RACHEL KENNY BARROW
48:35 364 F 77 SUE ZURAWLIW BARROW
48:36 365 M 288 TRISTAN SNUTCH BIRSTALL
48:37 366 F 78 JANE MAYES WREAKE
48:42 367 F 79 DEBBIE WEEKS BIRSTALL
48:44 368 M 289 DAVID SNUTCH BIRSTALL
48:49 369 F 80 LUCIE BUTWELL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
48:51 370 M 290 STEVE MARTIN ROADHOGGS
48:52 371 F 81 KATE REEVES HERMITAGE
48:53 372 M 291 ROB HAMES WHETSTONE
48:55 373 M 292 MATTHEW CUMBERLAND BARROW
48:56 374 F 82 COLETTE ROACH HINCKLEY
48:57 375 M 293 MALCOLM NICHOLSON HINCKLEY
48:57 376 F 83 SAMANTHA RANKIN L TRI
49:10 377 M 294 JOHN STARBUCK BIRSTALL
49:12 378 M 295 MICK CARTER WHETSTONE
49:19 379 F 84 LIZ JONES BIRSTALL
49:20 380 F 85 ANN PEARCE L TRI
49:22 381 M 296 JOHN HUDSON BARROW
49:33 382 F 86 LIZ ROBINSON BARROW
49:34 383 F 87 JO CLARKE HUNCOTE
49:37 384 F 88 SEEMA PATEL HUNCOTE
49:38 385 F 89 SANDRA LONG WIGSTON PHOENIX
49:40 386 M 297 HENRY LONG DESFORD
49:43 387 F 90 SANDRA ANKERS HUNCOTE
49:44 388 F 91 CHARMAINE MATTHEW BEAUMONT
49:44 389 F 92 TINA McDONAGH FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
49:45 390 M 298 STEVEN BAILEY DESFORD
49:49 391 F 93 ALEXANDRA CARTER HUNCOTE
49:51 392 F 94 TERESA TALBOTT IVANHOE
49:57 393 F 95 SUSANNE MOON HERMITAGE
49:59 394 F 96 TRUDI UNWIN HUNCOTE
50:00 395 F 97 SARAH TRESLER HUNCOTE
50:01 396 M 299 BOB BUDGE BIRSTALL
50:02 397 F 98 LESLEY BOOTH WEST END
50:03 398 F 99 RUTH BINGHAM HARBOROUGH
50:04 399 F 100 MARIE WILFORD HUNCOTE
50:15 400 F 101 RACHEL MOYES ROADHOGGS
50:24 401 F 102 JANE SPENCER BARROW
50:29 402 F 103 JULIE WEST HUNCOTE
50:30 403 F 104 HANNAH BOCOCK BARROW
50:30 404 M 300 BRYAN SUTTON HINCKLEY
50:34 405 M 301 RYAN MORGAN L CORT
50:45 406 M 302 TREVOR HOPE HERMITAGE
50:48 407 F 105 ALISON ADCOCK HUNCOTE
50:54 408 M 303 NAVIN TAILOR BIRSTALL
50:57 409 F 106 TRISH MCPHERSON IVANHOE
51:01 410 M 304 COLIN TOPLISS SOUTH DERBY
51:02 411 M 305 ANDY BURNETT BEAUMONT
51:13 412 F 107 CAROLE PRIESTLEY WIGSTON PHOENIX
51:23 413 M 306 JOHN STARES STILTON
51:26 414 F 108 TRACEY SMITH HERMITAGE
51:28 415 F 109 FIONA SUTHERLAND ROADHOGGS
51:37 416 M 307 RICHARD PEARSON WIGSTON PHOENIX
51:38 417 M 308 NEALE SMITH NUNEATON
51:40 418 F 110 IRENE FORTY HUNCOTE
51:42 419 F 111 MARIA PAYNE WREAKE
51:50 420 M 309 NIGEL TROTMAN DESFORD
51:53 421 F 112 KAREN ROBERTS WREAKE
51:54 422 F 113 JO STEANE WIGSTON PHOENIX
51:58 423 F 114 HAZEL BUSWELL HARBOROUGH
51:59 424 F 115 RACHEL HALLETT HINCKLEY
52:08 425 F 116 TRACY AMOR WREAKE
52:09 426 M 310 DAVE MUDDIMER WIGSTON PHOENIX
52:12 427 M 311 DAVID BERESFORD CHARNWOOD
52:25 428 F 117 SUMINA AZAM ROADHOGGS
52:27 429 M 312 BOB AIRD BARROW
52:30 430 M 313 MIKE HIGGOTT BEAUMONT
52:32 431 M 314 MARK THOMPSON WIGSTON PHOENIX
52:38 432 F 118 LIN FARROW HARBOROUGH
52:40 433 F 119 ALISON NEWILL BARROW
52:46 434 M 315 KEVIN MOORE SOUTH DERBY
52:48 435 F 120 JACKIE KING HARBOROUGH
52:56 436 M 316 BILL COLTMAN BIRSTALL
52:58 437 F 121 JO JOHNSTON HARBOROUGH
53:02 438 F 122 INGE MOORE SOUTH DERBY
53:03 439 M 317 DAVE YORK SOUTH DERBY
53:10 440 F 123 WENDY NICHOLSON HINCKLEY
53:27 441 F 124 CHARMAINE HALL WREAKE
53:37 442 F 125 YVONNE DUNMORE WIGSTON PHOENIX
53:38 443 M 318 TREVOR BATCHELOR HINCKLEY
53:46 444 F 126 VICKY FOSTER BEAUMONT
53:53 445 F 127 LYNDSEY WILSON WREAKE
53:54 446 M 319 KEVIN JARVIS L CORT
54:00 447 M 320 DERYK WOODS BIRSTALL
54:05 448 F 128 PAM LORD DESFORD
54:08 449 F 129 ANN POPOVICH WEST END
54:13 450 F 130 HEATHER SWAN IVANHOE
54:19 451 M 321 DAVE ORAM HARBOROUGH
54:25 452 M 322 GRAHAM GARNER WIGSTON PHOENIX
54:30 453 M 323 BRIAN HURST BIRSTALL
54:33 454 F 131 FARAH ROBSON BARROW
54:40 455 M 324 PAUL LEFLEY WEST END
54:42 456 F 132 LISA REES BARROW
54:42 457 F 133 JANET HUDSON BARROW
54:44 458 M 325 DAVE SWAN ROADHOGGS
54:48 459 F 134 LUCY SNAPE BARROW
54:53 460 M 326 IAN STUBBS SHEPSHED
54:57 461 F 135 CHRISTINE MIDDLETON WEST END
55:00 462 F 136 CAROLINE SCRIMSHAW HERMITAGE
55:10 463 M 327 COLIN TURNER NUNEATON
55:19 464 F 137 ANDREA HULETT WIGSTON PHOENIX
55:19 465 M 328 ANDREW GOODMAN BIRSTALL
55:19 466 F 138 ALISON ROWLANDS BIRSTALL
55:19 467 F 139 REBECCA PEEL HUNCOTE
55:23 468 M 329 BRYAN GALLAGHER BARROW
55:28 469 F 140 JUDITH BRAND HERMITAGE
55:29 470 F 141 HELEN BENNETT HUNCOTE
55:33 471 F 142 UTA PRAEKELT WEST END
55:40 472 F 143 SU GARNER HERMITAGE
55:43 473 M 330 NORMAN HARDING BARROW
55:55 474 M 331 COLIN SMITH ROADHOGGS
55:57 475 F 144 DEBBIE CRICH HERMITAGE
56:03 476 F 145 NICKI LITTLE BEAUMONT
56:07 477 M 332 DARREN PRICE L TRI
56:09 478 F 146 MICHELLE McNEIGHT STILTON
56:17 479 M 333 BOB POPLE WIGSTON PHOENIX
56:19 480 M 334 JOHN HASSALL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
56:20 481 F 147 WENDY FERGUSON BIRSTALL
56:29 482 F 148 CHRISTINE NEWTON HUNCOTE
56:58 483 F 149 REBECCA MORTELL L TRI
57:03 484 F 150 ANGELA TOMKINS HUNCOTE
57:12 485 F 151 CHRIS COBLEY BIRSTALL
57:24 486 M 335 BOB DARNBROOK HINCKLEY
57:28 487 F 152 ZOE WAISTELL HERMITAGE
57:31 488 F 153 ALAINE LARGE HINCKLEY
57:39 489 M 336 CHRIS BERWICK L CORT
58:10 490 F 154 PAULINE BAWTREE BARROW
58:21 491 M 337 AARON BIRD HERMITAGE
58:29 492 M 338 JASON ADDISON WREAKE
58:45 493 F 155 SUSAN SMITH BIRSTALL
59:04 494 F 156 VALERIE SPEZI ROADHOGGS
59:14 495 F 157 LINDA TEMPEST SOUTH DERBY
59:23 496 F 158 CAROLINE TOWNSEND HERMITAGE
59:23 497 F 159 AMY BOSWELL STILTON
59:41 498 F 160 ERICA FISHER HINCKLEY
59:51 499 F 161 ALISON LODWICK ROADHOGGS
60:00 500 M 339 RICHARD EVANS BARROW
60:06 501 F 162 ODETTE TAYLOR HINCKLEY
60:17 502 F 163 LAURA HERBERT HUNCOTE
60:20 503 F 164 SUZETTE TONKS BARROW
60:31 504 F 165 SHARON WILLIAMS BARROW
60:38 505 F 166 MARIE HOBBS DESFORD
60:44 506 M 340 GEOFF BURROWS HINCKLEY
60:56 507 F 167 ELAINE WISCHHUSEN HINCKLEY
61:00 508 F 168 KAREN BURNETT HINCKLEY
61:24 509 F 169 ANITA PABLA ROADHOGGS
62:09 510 M 341 ANDREW BAILEY FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
62:34 511 F 170 IRENE BATCHELOR HINCKLEY
62:56 512 F 171 CATHERINE GOULT WIGSTON PHOENIX
63:23 513 F 172 CHRISTINE SPENCER BARROW
64:06 514 F 173 RUTH LEWIN BARROW
64:42 515 F 174 NADIA LADAK FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
64:47 516 M 342 DARRELL THOMPSON WHETSTONE
64:50 517 M 343 ROGER BARROWCLOUGH SOUTH DERBY
65:34 518 F 175 FIONA TURNER ROADHOGGS
66:42 519 F 176 JULIE FELSTEAD BARROW
66:42 520 F 177 AMANDA STANBRIDGE BARROW
69:07 521 M 344 MARK WOOLERTON HERMITAGE
69:55 522 M 345 GEOFF MERRINGTON WIGSTON PHOENIX
72:42 523 M 346 STEVE MORRIS DESFORD
76:40 524 M 347 STEVE HIBBEN DESFORD

Friday 22nd January 2010

HAILE Gebrselassie completed a hat-trick of Dubai Marathon victories on Friday but the Ethiopian's hopes of setting a new world record were hindered by a bad back.

The world record-holder crossed the finish line in a time of 2:06:09, 14 seconds ahead of Kenya's Chala Dechase Beyene but more than two minutes slower than his Berlin record time.

"I wanted to break the record, but what can I do?" the 36-year-old said afterwards. "It's important to break my record, one day it will happen."

The $2 million event had attracted around 12,000 runners, according to organisers, with a $1 million bonus on offer to anyone breaking Gebrselassie's world record.

"I didn't have a good night last night, my back was not in the right position," Gebrselassie added.

However, he said the problem was minor and he would still be aiming for a marathon gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

In the women's event, Ethiopia's Mamitu Daska Molisa won in a time of 2:24:18, six seconds ahead of compatriot Aberu Kebede Shewaye.

Sunday 17th January 2010

TIM HARTLEY and Nicola Clay were the individual winners of the Ashby 5 mile - the opening round of the 2010 Winter Leicestershire Road Running League campaign.

In the race which last year was cancelled due to snow Tim Hartley made good use of the more favourable weather representing Barrow Runners the 41-year-old British Masters international held off the challenge of Mark Powell (Wigston Phoenix) to take victory in a time of 24mins 57secs, whilst, in the women's race Nicola Clay completed a fine win for Stilton Striders with an excellent solo effort winning in 29:15 ahead of Charnwood's Clare Mensley by a margin of 33 seconds with Leicester TRI’s Nicola Roder securing third in 30:52.
Full Results (Mixed):
24:57 1 TIM HARTLEY BARROW
25:35 2 MARK POWELL WIGSTON PHOENIX
26:19 3 ALASTAIR WATSON HERMITAGE
26:49 4 GARETH DEACON L CORT
26:54 5 PHILIP CHRITCHLOW BEAUMONT
27:04 6 MARTIN LEWIS CHARNWOOD
27:24 7 THOMAS SHARDLOW HINCKLEY
27:42 8 JASON WILLIAMS OWLS
27:44 9 STUART SPENCER BARROW
27:46 10 RICHARD BROWN CHARNWOOD
27:47 11 ALEX WEBSTER WEST END
27:57 12 LAZLOE BODEN HARBOROUGH
27:59 13 ROB SHEEN L CORT
28:08 14 IAN MURDEY BEAUMONT
28:11 15 DAVE PEARCE L CORT
28:14 16 NEIL CARTER WIGSTON PHOENIX
28:20 17 JONATHAN BURCH WIGSTON PHOENIX
28:30 18 KINGSLEY COOK HUNCOTE
28:33 19 DEREK GUESS L CORT
28:38 20 MARK CHAMBERLAIN ROADHOGGS
28:43 21 RICHARD WHITELEGG HINCKLEY
28:44 22 PAUL HARMER CHARNWOOD
28:49 23 RICHARD BETTSWORTH WREAKE
28:52 24 GLENN NORTH CHARNWOOD
28:52 25 GRAHAM FENTON HUNCOTE
28:59 26 SHAUN COULTON HERMITAGE
28:59 27 PAUL GREGORY HERMITAGE
29:02 28 BRUNO NIKOLOFF WREAKE
29:10 29 RICHARD BILLINGTON DESFORD
29:15 30 BRIAN STOUT IVANHOE
29:15 31 NICOLA CLAY STILTON
29:17 32 NICK COBLEY ROADHOGGS
29:20 33 CARL VOISEY L CORT
29:20 34 ROB PULLEN WIGSTON PHOENIX
29:23 35 DUNCAN CAMPBELL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
29:27 36 MARTIN MAKIN CHARNWOOD
29:27 37 CRAIG SABIN L CORT
29:31 38 STACEY VOSS FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
29:35 39 ALEX TOLL BARROW
29:37 40 CHRIS BROWN BARROW
29:39 41 SIMON EARLEY HINCKLEY
29:40 42 DAVID BATTERSBY BARROW
29:43 43 MARK KING L TRI
29:48 44 CLARE MENSLEY CHARNWOOD
29:49 45 DARREN GLOVER STILTON
29:50 46 ALISTAIR CHAMBERS IVANHOE
29:50 47 IAN PARAMORE BARROW
29:53 48 STEVE HOLLINGSWORTH FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
29:54 49 CHRISTIAN DAVIDSON STILTON
29:57 50 BRIAN HARRIS WREAKE
29:58 51 CHRIS TALBOT HUNCOTE
29:59 52 LEE TOMLINSON HERMITAGE
30:11 53 NOEL HOULIHAN FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
30:11 54 JASON WEETMAN WREAKE
30:18 55 LAURENT ROBINSON STILTON
30:19 56 RAHIM MADARBUX BEAUMONT
30:31 57 MARVIN RYAN HUNCOTE
30:31 58 JAMIE HARPER BARROW
30:33 59 JIM KETTERINGHAM WREAKE
30:37 60 JONATHON RIALL CHARNWOOD TRIATHLON CLUB
30:39 61 MICHAEL KINGSBURY CHARNWOOD
30:47 62 ROBIN BROOKES L CORT
30:51 63 THOMAS SNOWDEN LEICESTER UNI
30:52 64 GRAEME SLIGHT HUNCOTE
30:52 65 NICOLA RODER L TRI
30:55 66 MICHAEL BLAKEY WEST END
30:56 67 ROB NURSE WIGSTON PHOENIX
30:57 68 BEN WARDMAN L TRI
30:59 69 PATRICK McNEIGHT STILTON
31:02 70 JAMIE STRANGE FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
31:04 71 JOHN REES BARROW
31:05 72 STUART DOUGLAS IVANHOE
31:08 73 JAMIE STUART WREAKE
31:08 74 STEVE COPELAND HUNCOTE
31:11 75 ALISTAIR RICHARDS DESFORD
31:12 76 PETER SLONECZNY ROADHOGGS
31:12 77 NICK REES CHARNWOOD
31:15 78 ADAM BROOKS HARBOROUGH
31:16 79 MATTHEW DRIVER HARBOROUGH
31:23 80 SERGIO GISBERT FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
31:28 81 TERRY REECE WEST END
31:29 82 CHRIS RAMSELL IVANHOE
31:32 83 MIKE DAVIES OWLS
31:33 84 MARK STYLES NUNEATON
31:35 85 ROB GREGORY WIGSTON PHOENIX
31:37 86 STEVE SAYERS BEAUMONT
31:37 87 DARREN WESTON HERMITAGE
31:38 88 ANDY BALL HUNCOTE
31:39 89 STEVEN BAGGOTT IVANHOE
31:41 90 ROBERT JALLAND CHARNWOOD
31:41 91 MICHAEL TOWNSEND BEAUMONT
31:43 92 DAVID SAUNDERS L CORT
31:45 93 IAN SCARROTT BARROW
31:47 94 MARK WHITFIELD BEAUMONT
31:50 95 ROB METCALFE L TRI
31:51 96 STEVEN POWELL BIRSTALL
31:52 97 DARREN BESWICK BARROW
31:53 98 GEMMA STEEL CHARNWOOD
31:54 99 KARL BEARDALL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
31:57 100 DANIEL ANDERSON BEAUMONT
32:01 101 CATHERINE DRAPER BARROW
32:01 102 COLIN BAXTER WIGSTON PHOENIX
32:01 103 DARREN WILSON HERMITAGE
32:05 104 ANDREW BUCK HERMITAGE
32:08 105 JOHN KEARNS L TRI
32:09 106 PETER MENSLEY CHARNWOOD
32:11 107 ADY KING HARBOROUGH
32:14 108 IAN ROBINSON BARROW
32:20 109 EMILY AULT BARROW
32:28 110 KEITH CHAMBERS HUNCOTE
32:28 111 SALLY NEWMAN WREAKE
32:29 112 DAVID WHEELER FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
32:30 113 MARTIN YEOMANS IVANHOE
32:32 114 MARK BRADFORD HERMITAGE
32:34 115 JOANNA TOON L TRI
32:36 116 MATTHEW DUMELOW HERMITAGE
32:36 117 GEOFF NEWILL BARROW
32:39 118 RUSSELL LEWIN BARROW
32:39 119 CARL BARTLAM BEAUMONT
32:43 120 STEVE LEAFE SOUTH DERBY
32:45 121 ALAN WHITE HINCKLEY
32:47 122 JASON BROTHERHOOD HINCKLEY
32:51 123 JIM PAYNE WREAKE
32:54 124 TONY CUSACK WEST END
32:57 125 JASON TOMKINS HUNCOTE
32:58 126 MIKE TURNER FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
33:03 127 SETH LEWIS HINCKLEY
33:04 128 MIKE SHELDON BARROW
33:05 129 LAURA JOHNSON CHARNWOOD
33:07 130 STEVE TAMPIN NUNEATON
33:11 131 NIGEL BASSNETT HINCKLEY
33:14 132 GARY HARRISON BIRSTALL
33:15 133 ANDY FOSTER L TRI
33:16 134 ALEX PRETTYMAN FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
33:23 135 MIKE AYLWIN WHETSTONE
33:24 136 RICHARD GRAY STILTON
33:25 137 DAVID MORSE IVANHOE
33:29 138 ROSS MacGREGOR BARROW
33:30 139 MARK JELLEY WREAKE
33:31 140 CHRIS DAWKINS BARROW
33:32 141 CHRIS PERRY BARROW
33:35 142 SAM ELLIOTT SOUTH DERBY
33:35 143 MARY HALL NUNEATON
33:40 144 PHIL DOUGLAS STILTON
33:42 145 CRAIG BAKER WIGSTON PHOENIX
33:42 146 TERRY CHALLONER FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
33:43 147 PAUL COUSENS CHARNWOOD TRIATHLON CLUB
33:45 148 JEANETTE FOSTER L TRI
33:45 149 DAVID ALLFORD IVANHOE
33:48 150 ADRIAN CAVE DESFORD
33:50 151 DAVID LODWICK ROADHOGGS
33:51 152 DUNCAN PERCY DESFORD
33:57 153 MONIQUE RAAIJMAKERS BARROW
34:00 154 IAN PARKER BEAUMONT
34:14 155 STEPHEN COOPER WREAKE
34:20 156 MICHAEL JELLEY WREAKE
34:21 157 PAUL HARRIS IVANHOE
34:23 158 SHAWN WILEBORE HINCKLEY
34:25 159 NEIL WINKLESS ROADHOGGS
34:27 160 CLIVE JONES WIGSTON PHOENIX
34:27 161 JON FINNEMORE WREAKE
34:29 162 GARETH PRICE BIRSTALL
34:30 163 ANDY ROBINSON STILTON
34:31 164 TOM MARTIN ROADHOGGS
34:32 165 PAUL McKAY SOUTH DERBY
34:34 166 NIGEL HILLIER BARROW
34:35 167 JOHN CARNEGIE HUNCOTE
34:37 168 LORNA WATERS FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
34:40 169 ANDY MACHIN BEAUMONT
34:42 170 JASON SHELTON STILTON
34:43 171 NIGEL STOCK HERMITAGE
34:46 172 COLIN RIMMER BIRSTALL
34:46 173 MARTIN PICKLES FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
34:46 174 KATE DORMER FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
34:46 175 PHIL WILSON WREAKE
34:46 176 ANDREW JEYES IVANHOE
34:47 177 DALE JENKINS ROADHOGGS
34:48 178 ALAN FORDHAM HARBOROUGH
34:49 179 SAM MORTON LEICESTER UNI
34:50 180 MICK DAVIS SHEPSHED
34:52 181 IVAN ARKINSTALL IVANHOE
34:53 182 NEIL SMITH HINCKLEY
34:54 183 BARRY HIBBERD HUNCOTE
34:57 184 DAVID SMITH HINCKLEY
34:57 185 MALCOLM HARRIS BARROW
34:57 186 CLAIRE QUIGLEY HUNCOTE
35:00 187 LAURA DAVISON WEST END
35:02 188 MICHAEL STIFF WIGSTON PHOENIX
35:15 189 RAY UDALL SOUTH DERBY
35:16 190 JAMES SNUTCH BIRSTALL
35:17 191 LEE PICKERING FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
35:21 192 JOANNE MATHEWS HERMITAGE
35:22 193 SIMON HAMMONDS HERMITAGE
35:24 194 JOHN STEW ROADHOGGS
35:33 195 RACHEL CAMPBELL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
35:36 196 DAVID MANN IVANHOE
35:38 197 PHILIP CASWELL WEST END
35:41 198 COLIN STAFF HUNCOTE
35:42 199 MICHAEL WALTON HUNCOTE
35:44 200 MARTIN SIDDON HUNCOTE
35:52 201 ANDY BALDWIN BIRSTALL
35:53 202 PAUL HOLMES HERMITAGE
35:54 203 JOHN HARRIS SHEPSHED
35:56 204 LINDA WHITELEGG HINCKLEY
35:57 205 JOHN O'SULLIVAN HUNCOTE
35:59 206 MARK EVANS BARROW
36:02 207 KATRINA KEMP BIRSTALL
36:02 208 MARTIN HUGHES HARBOROUGH
36:02 209 BAZ BARRETT ROADHOGGS
36:06 210 PAUL NEALON HUNCOTE
36:06 211 KAT LOVELOCK FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
36:06 212 ROY RUSSELL HINCKLEY
36:06 213 MICK HORNER BARROW
36:07 214 IAN THORNTON SHEPSHED
36:08 215 MALCOLM MOORE SOUTH DERBY
36:09 216 ADAM CLARKE HERMITAGE
36:10 217 LIAM COLLINS L TRI
36:11 218 TOM CORR HUNCOTE
36:12 219 ANN HILLIER BARROW
36:16 220 THERESA COLTMAN STILTON
36:18 221 SADIE MURPHY L TRI
36:21 222 VICKI LOWE STILTON
36:21 223 ANDY THOMAS L TRI
36:21 224 SIMON JONES HUNCOTE
36:30 225 CLAIRE BEACH FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
36:33 226 JOHN REDFEARN FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
36:36 227 MARK COULDWELL CHARNWOOD
36:37 228 HELEN WIDDOWSON STILTON
36:39 229 DAVID RICHARDS BIRSTALL
36:39 230 NYE CRANAGE CHARNWOOD
36:39 231 NICK CUTTS BIRSTALL
36:41 232 DAVID LUYT ROADHOGGS
36:44 233 RON WALTON WIGSTON PHOENIX
36:44 234 MARK SADLER BARROW
36:50 235 PAUL LANGHAM ROADHOGGS
36:53 236 PAUL CUSACK WEST END
36:54 237 JO COPELAND HUNCOTE
37:04 238 NEIL TATTON HINCKLEY
37:05 239 CLIVE WRIGHT STILTON
37:08 240 RICHARD EVANS CHARNWOOD TRIATHLON CLUB
37:09 241 HEATHER NORTH CHARNWOOD
37:10 242 IAN BLACK BIRSTALL
37:11 243 PAUL EDGSON BEAUMONT
37:13 244 GARETH WILKINS BEAUMONT
37:14 245 DEAN KELLEHER HERMITAGE
37:16 246 ANDREW MIDDLETON WEST END
37:17 247 MELANIE FERRIE IVANHOE
37:22 248 REZA ZARAATKAR BEAUMONT
37:26 249 PAUL PEARCE L TRI
37:27 250 JULIA BLEWITT-JENKINS IVANHOE
37:29 251 GEOFFREY OLIVER HINCKLEY
37:32 252 CAROLYN OSBORNE IVANHOE
37:36 253 STEVE GARNER WREAKE
37:37 254 RICHARD FLETCHER HERMITAGE
37:38 255 SARAH COLLINS BIRSTALL
37:39 256 TOM BURBIDGE BIRSTALL
37:40 257 RAY DRAYCOTT WIGSTON PHOENIX
37:40 258 MAXINE POWELL WIGSTON PHOENIX
37:44 259 TERRY JONES BARROW
37:44 260 NICHOLAS ROWLAND-JONES LEICESTER UNI
37:44 261 ANNA SEDDON BARROW
37:49 262 GILL McGARRY HINCKLEY
37:49 263 STEVE KILSBY BEAUMONT
37:50 264 RICHARD THOMAS HUNCOTE
37:53 265 HELEN NEWBERY FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
37:54 266 LESLEY WILKINS BEAUMONT
38:02 267 ROGER MOON BEAUMONT
38:03 268 KEVAN NAYLOR BARROW
38:03 269 MARTIN CHAMBERLAIN WEST END
38:05 270 HITESH PANDYA ROADHOGGS
38:09 271 REBECCA BROMWICH ROADHOGGS
38:10 272 KEVIN HOLDAWAY WREAKE
38:11 273 TRACEY POWELL BARROW
38:12 274 CLARE FOWELL IVANHOE
38:13 275 NIGEL HOLMES IVANHOE
38:15 276 STEVE TEMPEST SOUTH DERBY
38:15 277 EMMA LAMBERT NUNEATON
38:16 278 KIRSTY WALKER WIGSTON PHOENIX
38:19 279 LAURA JANE OWEN WHETSTONE
38:20 280 ADDIE ROSE SHEPSHED
38:37 281 IAN MASON STILTON
38:39 282 BERNADETTE OWEN FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
38:42 283 BILL PHILLIPS BARROW
38:45 284 DAVID WILMOT WIGSTON PHOENIX
38:46 285 MIA WESTON HERMITAGE
38:48 286 ALISON CHERRY BARROW
38:52 287 EMMA KLIMOWICZ ROADHOGGS
38:59 288 JOHN SHADE DESFORD
39:01 289 GRAHAM SMITH BARROW
39:03 290 JAMIE LEAKE WREAKE
39:05 291 SUSAN GARDNER HUNCOTE
39:07 292 PAUL SYMONS WHETSTONE
39:08 293 ALICE GOODBOURN WREAKE
39:10 294 JOHN BRENNAN BIRSTALL
39:11 295 PHIL LORD DESFORD
39:11 296 STEVE CHERRY BIRSTALL
39:14 297 IAN CRAIG BARROW
39:14 298 SEAN WILEMAN IVANHOE
39:17 299 CRAIG JOHNSON HERMITAGE
39:17 300 DAVID SNUTCH BIRSTALL
39:19 301 JACKIE COOPER WREAKE
39:22 302 LINDA BILLINGTON BIRSTALL
39:22 303 KEVIN SANDERS IVANHOE
39:29 304 PAUL WINTERTON WEST END
39:30 305 LIZ GOODBOURN WREAKE
39:30 306 PETE WISEMAN BARROW
39:33 307 HELEN TALBOT NUNEATON
39:36 308 IAN GRIFFITHS WIGSTON PHOENIX
39:42 309 AMANDA BRADBURY IVANHOE
39:45 310 KATIE CLARKE HERMITAGE
39:50 311 BRIDIE D'ARCY BARROW
39:51 312 BEV PARRY HUNCOTE
39:57 313 KEITH DAKIN ROADHOGGS
40:01 314 ALEXANDRA BLOSSOM BARROW
40:02 315 AILEEN COLLINS FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
40:03 316 STEVE POOLE HINCKLEY
40:04 317 TRISTAN SNUTCH BIRSTALL
40:05 318 MALCOLM NICHOLSON HINCKLEY
40:13 319 STEVE MARTIN ROADHOGGS
40:14 320 SHARON ELLIOTT SHEPSHED
40:16 321 IAN GARRETT SHEPSHED
40:16 322 ANNE ASHTON HINCKLEY
40:16 323 JOHN STARBUCK BIRSTALL
40:18 324 LUCIE BUTWELL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
40:18 325 LORRAINE TOLL BARROW
40:18 326 JO CLARKE HUNCOTE
40:18 327 SUE ZURAWLIW BARROW
40:19 328 JANE MAYES WREAKE
40:19 329 BAV SASIKANDARAJAH LEICESTER UNI
40:27 330 KATHRYN FARRAR BARROW
40:29 331 WILLIAM ADCOCK HINCKLEY
40:32 332 HENRY LONG DESFORD
40:36 333 DAVE SWAN ROADHOGGS
40:38 334 DARREN WAPPLES WHETSTONE
40:41 335 CHRIS HOUSDEN WEST END
40:44 336 COLETTE ROACH HINCKLEY
40:45 337 ANN PEARCE L TRI
40:46 338 BOB KENDRICK HERMITAGE
40:46 339 BEN LEITCH WHETSTONE
40:48 340 KATE REEVES HERMITAGE
40:52 341 COLIN TOPLISS SOUTH DERBY
40:58 342 SEEMA PATEL HUNCOTE
41:05 343 RYAN MORGAN L CORT
41:10 344 KATE METCALFE L TRI
41:14 345 LIZ JONES BIRSTALL
41:15 346 MARTIN CAPELL ROADHOGGS
41:20 347 ALISON ADCOCK HUNCOTE
41:22 348 TERESA TALBOTT IVANHOE
41:22 349 SANDRA ANKERS HUNCOTE
41:27 350 ASHLEY LANGTON L TRI
41:27 351 SARAH TRESLER HUNCOTE
41:28 352 RACHEL MOYES ROADHOGGS
41:30 353 JULIE WEST HUNCOTE
41:36 354 RUTH BINGHAM HARBOROUGH
41:57 355 ALEXANDRA CANTER WHETSTONE
42:03 356 SANDRA LONG WIGSTON PHOENIX
42:04 357 NIGEL THEOBALD WREAKE
42:06 358 TREVOR HOPE HERMITAGE
42:08 359 TRISH MCPHERSON IVANHOE
42:09 360 BOB BUDGE BIRSTALL
42:13 361 MICK CARTER WHETSTONE
42:15 362 MIKE HIGGOTT BEAUMONT
42:21 363 DAVE MUDDIMER WIGSTON PHOENIX
42:27 364 KATHERINE SPENCER BARROW
42:27 365 JOHN STARES STILTON
42:38 366 FIONA SUTHERLAND ROADHOGGS
42:42 367 KAREN ROBERTS WREAKE
42:44 368 TINA McDONAGH FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
42:48 369 SUSANNE MOON HERMITAGE
42:51 370 MARIA PAYNE WREAKE
42:55 371 KORIN CLARKE HERMITAGE
42:59 372 ALISON NEWILL BARROW
43:07 373 BRYAN SUTTON HINCKLEY
43:10 374 ANDY BURNETT BEAUMONT
43:28 375 MATTHIAS ROLFE WEST END
43:31 376 BRIAN WEBLEY WHETSTONE
43:42 377 CAROLE PRIESTLEY WIGSTON PHOENIX
43:43 378 TRACY AMOR WREAKE
43:52 379 JIM MILNER WHETSTONE
43:55 380 KEVIN JARVIS L CORT
43:57 381 DAVID BERESFORD CHARNWOOD
44:00 382 JO STEANE WIGSTON PHOENIX
44:01 383 BILL COLTMAN BIRSTALL
44:02 384 JANE COLTMAN BIRSTALL
44:03 385 ALISON ROWLANDS BIRSTALL
44:04 386 LIN FARROW HARBOROUGH
44:24 387 JACKIE KING HARBOROUGH
44:29 388 JO JOHNSTON HARBOROUGH
44:41 389 WENDY NICHOLSON HINCKLEY
44:42 390 BOB AIRD BARROW
44:47 391 SIMON COOK HINCKLEY
44:49 392 DERYK WOODS BIRSTALL
44:55 393 DAVE ORAM HARBOROUGH
44:58 394 IAN STUBBS SHEPSHED
45:00 395 ANN POPOVICH WEST END
45:08 396 JUDITH BRAND HERMITAGE
45:09 397 YVONNE DUNMORE WIGSTON PHOENIX
45:19 398 CAROLINE SCRIMSHAW HERMITAGE
45:22 399 CHRISTINE MIDDLETON WEST END
45:29 400 PAM LORD DESFORD
45:36 401 RAY DENT WHETSTONE
45:39 402 LINDA HAYWOOD WREAKE
45:39 403 KLARA HESLING SHEPSHED
45:40 404 NICKI LITTLE BEAUMONT
45:41 405 LYNDSEY WILSON WREAKE
45:42 406 SAM ABBOTT HERMITAGE
45:55 407 PAUL JOLLEY HINCKLEY
45:56 408 UTA PRAEKELT WEST END
45:58 409 LUCY SNAPE BARROW
45:59 410 PAUL LEFLEY WEST END
46:00 411 AARON BIRD HERMITAGE
46:04 412 WENDY FERGUSON BIRSTALL
46:11 413 KAREN EDWARDS IVANHOE
46:12 414 JANE COLLINGHAM WREAKE
46:14 415 GEOFF WALPOLE WHETSTONE
46:18 416 MICHELLE McNEIGHT STILTON
46:23 417 LIANNE BROOKS HARBOROUGH
46:37 418 DEBBIE CRICH HERMITAGE
46:38 419 RACHEL SMITH HINCKLEY
46:39 420 REBECCA PEEL HUNCOTE
46:44 421 HELEN BENNETT HUNCOTE
46:48 422 COLIN SMITH ROADHOGGS
46:51 423 CHRIS BERWICK L CORT
47:04 424 MURRAY EDEN WEST END
47:05 425 CHRIS COBLEY BIRSTALL
47:07 426 BRYAN GALLAGHER BARROW
47:18 427 JOHN HASSALL FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
47:25 428 BOB DARNBROOK HINCKLEY
47:34 429 ALISON LODWICK ROADHOGGS
47:41 430 JASON ADDISON WREAKE
47:51 431 BRIAN HURST BIRSTALL
48:04 432 LINDA TEMPEST SOUTH DERBY
48:16 433 JULIE McFARLAND L TRI
48:17 434 BOB POPLE WIGSTON PHOENIX
48:19 435 SHARON WILLIAMS BARROW
48:25 436 TRUDY SHARPE ROADHOGGS
48:52 437 TREVOR BATCHELOR HINCKLEY
49:12 438 DONNA BERRY HUNCOTE
49:39 439 GEOFF BURROWS HINCKLEY
50:44 440 ODETTE TAYLOR HINCKLEY
50:51 441 ANDREA EARLEY HINCKLEY
51:13 442 CHRISTINE SPENCER BARROW
51:13 443 MATTHEW CUMBERLAND BARROW
51:16 444 LAURA HERBERT HUNCOTE
51:16 445 ANDREW BAILEY FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH
51:41 446 JOANNE DAVIS BARROW
52:00 447 RUTH LEWIN BARROW
52:18 448 DARRELL THOMPSON WHETSTONE
52:40 449 BARRY WATERFIELD ROADHOGGS
53:38 450 RICHARD EVANS BARROW
54:11 451 SUSAN KENDRICK IVANHOE
54:38 452 IRENE BATCHELOR HINCKLEY
54:59 453 KELLY HOLYOAKE HUNCOTE
56:45 454 MARK WOOLERTON HERMITAGE
56:45 455 KIM SAYERS HERMITAGE
57:24 456 JULIE FELSTEAD BARROW
57:24 457 AMANDA STANBRIDGE BARROW
59:34 458 STEVE MORRIS DESFORD
59:45 459 JOHN STURGESS L CORT
60:20 460 ROBERT OWEN WHETSTONE
61:27 461 STEVE HIBBEN DESFORD

Wednesday 13th January 2010

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Sunday 1st November 2009

DERARTU Tulu of Ethiopia won the 2009 ING New York City Marathon pulling away over the final mile in Central Park to defeat Russian Ludmila Petrova in a time of 2hrs 28mins 52secs.

World record-holder and defending three time champion Paula Radcliffe in her return to competitive racing faded to fourth place in 2:29.27 having lost touch with the lead group at the 22nd mile point as her left leg cramped over the line as France's Christelle Daunay claimed third in 2:29.16.

Meb Keflizghi with a time of 2:09.15 set a new personal best en route to becoming the first American men's winner of the race since 1982 defeating four-time Boston champion Robert Cheruiyot.
Cheruiyot representing Kenya clocked 2:09.56 with two-time world champion Jaouad Gharib of Morocco third in 2:10.25 as the American national half-marathon record-holder Ryan Hall finished fourth in 2:10.36.

2009 IAAF/EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships

City of Birmingham

Sunday 11th October 2009

PRE-RACE favourites Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea and Mary Keitany representing Kenya lived-up to their pole positions as the duo completed comfortable victories following superb individual performances at the 18th IAAF/EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham.

Over a damp twisting course in Britain’s second city under grey skies with little wind providing perfect conditions for fast road-running, three-time defending champion Zersenay Tadese came into the race chasing the history books as the former international cyclist, who only took up running in 2002, was bidding for an unprecedented fourth global title over the distance and the 27-year-old duly delivered in Birmingham in impressive style following a perfect tactically executed race.

Tadese ran with the pack until the long up-hill section at 10km where the former world cross-country champion and global 10,000m silver medallist made his intentions clear pulling clear of Kenya’s Bernard Kiprop Kipyego and the impressive American Dathan Ritzenheim to race away coming home to cross the finish line in Centenary Square in a time of 59 minutes and 35 seconds improving his own championship record and claim a remarkable fourth title over the 13.1 mile distance.

Kipyego secured second place in 59:59 out sprinting Ritzenheim by a margin of just one second to ensure that Kenya won the team title for the fourth time in their history.

Ritzenheim, based in the running mecca of Eugene, Oregon, with his superb run became the first American athlete male or female to gain a medal at the World Half Marathon Championships.

Scotland’s former British 3,000m steeplechase record-holder Andrew Lemoncello led the Aviva Team GB home in 26th place as the American-based athlete clocked 1:03.03 as the squad of Mark Miles, 46th (1:04.21), Phil Wicks, 60th (1:05.10), Andi Jones, 63rd (1:05.37) and Gareth Raven, 75th (1:06.51) finished in 14th place overall.

In the women’s race following a very fast opening pace Mary Keitany, the world-leader over the distance in 2009, simply ran away from a leading group dominated by African athletes completing an impressive gun-to-tape victory narrowly missing Lorna Kiplagat’s world best mark as the 27-year-old crossed the finish line in a lifetime best of one hour six minutes 36 seconds improving on her previous the mark set when winning in Lille last month (1:07.00) smashing Great Britain’s Paula Radcliffe’s championship record of 1:06.47 set in Bristol 2001 and better her silver medal position in Udine two-years-ago.

Compatriot Philes Ongori held on for second place with a sprint finish ahead of Ethiopia's Aberu Kebede in 1:07:38 as Kenya easily won the team title clear of their arch rivals Ethiopia with Russia third.

Bristol’s Claire Hallisey was the top British finisher in 25th place, crossing the line in 1:12.14. She was followed by City of Stoke’s Michelle Ross-Cope in 34th place (1:13.50) and the trio of Gemma Miles, 43rd (1:15.19), Alyson Dixon, 44th (1:15.19) and Rebecca Robinson in 45th position (1:16.21) as the Aviva GB squad finished 7th overall in the team championships.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full Results:
Men
1 217 Zersenay Tadese ERI 59:35 (CR)
2 257 Benard Kiprop Kipyego KEN 59:59
3 300 Dathan Ritzenhein USA 1:00:00 (PB)
4 256 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich KEN 1:00:08
5 219 Samuel Tsegay ERI 1:00:17 (PB)
6 254 Wilson Kwambai Chebet KEN 1:00:59
7 255 Kiplimo Kimutai KEN 1:01:31 (SB)
8 276 Stephen Mokoka RSA 1:01:36
9 267 Juan Carlos Romero MEX 1:01:48 (PB)
10 258 Sammy Kirop Kitwara KEN 1:01:59
11 226 Tilahun Regassa ETH 1:02:08 (SB)
12 227 Dereje Tesfaye ETH 1:02:09
13 262 Rachid Kisri MAR 1:02:11 (PB)
14 224 Abebe Negewo ETH 1:02:25 (PB)
15 288 Fabiano Joseph Naasi TAN 1:02:25 (SB)
16 287 Marco Joseph TAN 1:02:41 (PB)
17 209 Marilson dos Santos BRA 1:02:41 (SB)
18 246 Daniele Meucci ITA 1:02:43 (PB)
19 215 Adhanom Abraha ERI 1:02:47 (PB)
20 297 Andrew Carlson USA 1:02:50
21 251 Yukihiro Kitaoka JPN 1:02:50
22 230 Fouad Larhiouch FRA 1:02:55 (PB)
23 233 James Kibocha Theuri FRA 1:02:55
24 295 Martin Toroitich UGA 1:02:55 (SB)
25 249 Ryosuke Fukuyama JPN 1:03:00
26 235 Andrew Lemoncello GBR 1:03:03 (PB)
27 292 Moses Aliwa UGA 1:03:06
28 252 Yoshinori Oda JPN 1:03:09
29 275 Olebogeng Masire RSA 1:03:13
30 263 Mourad Marofit MAR 1:03:22 (SB)
31 289 Gitimi Shamba TAN 1:03:23 (SB)
32 253 Atsushi Sato JPN 1:03:25
33 293 Jackson Kiprop UGA 1:03:31
34 231 Simon Munyutu FRA 1:03:33
35 228 Solomon Tsige ETH 1:03:33 (SB)
36 277 Mbongeni Ngxazozo RSA 1:03:47
37 280 Sylvain Rukundo RWA 1:03:59 (SB)
38 298 James Carney USA 1:04:00 (SB)
39 282 Jean Baptiste Simukeka RWA 1:04:02 (PB)
40 279 Gervais Hakizimana RWA 1:04:04
41 281 Eric Sebahire RWA 1:04:09 (PB)
42 274 Jeffrey Gwebu RSA 1:04:11
43 200 Jeff Hunt AUS 1:04:16
44 216 Tesfahiwet Gebretinsae ERI 1:04:17 (PB)
45 206 Giomar da Silva BRA 1:04:20
46 236 Mark Miles GBR 1:04:21
47 218 Yemane Teame ERI 1:04:23 (PB)
48 247 Giovanni Ruggiero ITA 1:04:24
49 261 Ahmed Baday MAR 1:04:42
50 264 Abdellah Tagharrafet MAR 1:04:46
51 220 Miguel Ángel Gamonal ESP 1:04:47
52 245 Denis Curzi ITA 1:04:51 (SB)
53 270 Jhon Cusi PER 1:04:56
54 240 Joseph McAlister IRL 1:04:57 (PB)
55 210 Matt Loiselle CAN 1:04:59
56 243 Francesco Bona ITA 1:05:01
57 265 Arturo Regules MEX 1:05:09
58 266 Sergio Reyes MEX 1:05:11 (PB)
59 269 Jaime Caldúa PER 1:05:16
60 238 Philip Wicks GBR 1:05:18
61 232 David Ramard FRA 1:05:23
62 244 Daniele Caimmi ITA 1:05:23 (SB)
63 234 Andrew Jones GBR 1:05:37
64 299 Brett Gotcher USA 1:05:43
65 273 Cristinel Irimia ROU 1:05:51
66 204 Keineetse Moswasi BOT 1:05:59 (SB)
67 250 Tomomi Itakura JPN 1:06:00
68 229 Benoit Holzerny FRA 1:06:00
69 271 Constantino León PER 1:06:05
70 296 Scott Bauhs USA 1:06:07 (SB)
71 205 Godiraone Nthompe BOT 1:06:07 (PB)
72 201 Ndabili Bashingili BOT 1:06:08 (SB)
73 202 Rapula Diphoko BOT 1:06:12 (PB)
74 222 Pablo Villalobos ESP 1:06:17
75 237 Gareth Raven GBR 1:06:51
76 203 Kaelo Mosalagae BOT 1:07:10 (SB)
77 211 Shiwei Wu CHN 1:07:14
78 208 João de Lima BRA 1:07:14
79 207 Franck de Almeida BRA 1:07:44
80 301 Daglas Mashili ZAM 1:07:56 (SB)
81 223 Taivo Püi EST 1:07:58 (PB)
82 272 Edmundo Torres PER 1:08:12
83 213 José Francisco Chaves CRC 1:08:41 (PB)
84 214 Cesar Lizano CRC 1:09:08 (PB)
85 278 Xolisa Tyali RSA 1:09:12
86 239 Ka Ho Chan HKG 1:10:17 (SB)
87 221 Fernando Rey ESP 1:10:18
88 259 Marcel Tschopp LIE 1:10:28 (SB)
89 291 Ronnie Holassie TRI 1:11:18 (SB)
90 284 Gaylord Silly SEY 1:11:57
91 283 Antoine Simon Labiche SEY 1:12:01 (SB)
92 212 Mengi Patou COD 1:12:17 (PB)
93 294 Andrew Pollando UGA 1:14:00 (PB)
94 260 Chan Kit Chan MAC 1:28:04 (SB)
Team:
1 Kenya 3:01:06
2 257 Benard Kiprop Kipyego 2
4 256 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 4
6 254 Wilson Kwambai Chebet 6
7 255 Kiplimo Kimutai (7)
10 258 Sammy Kirop Kitwara (10)
2 Eritrea 3:02:39
1 217 Zersenay Tadese 1
5 219 Samuel Tsegay 5
19 215 Adhanom Abraha 19
44 216 Tesfahiwet Gebretinsae (44)
47 218 Yemane Teame (47)
3 Ethiopia 3:06:42
11 226 Tilahun Regassa 11
12 227 Dereje Tesfaye 12
14 224 Abebe Negewo 14
35 228 Solomon Tsige (35)
225 Hailu Mekonnen DNF
4 United States 3:06:50
3 300 Dathan Ritzenhein 3
20 297 Andrew Carlson 20
38 298 James Carney 38
64 299 Brett Gotcher (64)
70 296 Scott Bauhs (70)
5 Tanzania 3:08:29
15 288 Fabiano Joseph Naasi 15
16 287 Marco Joseph 16
31 289 Gitimi Shamba 31
286 Damian Paul Chopa DNS
6 South Africa 3:08:36
8 276 Stephen Mokoka 8
29 275 Olebogeng Masire 29
36 277 Mbongeni Ngxazozo 36
42 274 Jeffrey Gwebu (42)
85 278 Xolisa Tyali (85)
7 Japan 3:08:59
21 251 Yukihiro Kitaoka 21
25 249 Ryosuke Fukuyama 25
28 252 Yoshinori Oda 28
32 253 Atsushi Sato (32)
67 250 Tomomi Itakura (67)
8 France 3:09:23
22 230 Fouad Larhiouch 22
23 233 James Kibocha Theuri 23
34 231 Simon Munyutu 34
61 232 David Ramard (61)
68 229 Benoit Holzerny (68)
9 Uganda 3:09:32
24 295 Martin Toroitich 24
27 292 Moses Aliwa 27
33 293 Jackson Kiprop 33
93 294 Andrew Pollando (93)
10 Morocco 3:10:15
13 262 Rachid Kisri 13
30 263 Mourad Marofit 30
49 261 Ahmed Baday 49
50 264 Abdellah Tagharrafet (50)
11 Italy 3:11:58
18 246 Daniele Meucci 18
48 247 Giovanni Ruggiero 48
52 245 Denis Curzi 52
56 243 Francesco Bona (56)
62 244 Daniele Caimmi (62)
12 Rwanda 3:12:05
37 280 Sylvain Rukundo 37
39 282 Jean Baptiste Simukeka 39
40 279 Gervais Hakizimana 40
41 281 Eric Sebahire (41)
13 Mexico 3:12:08
9 267 Juan Carlos Romero 9
57 265 Arturo Regules 57
58 266 Sergio Reyes 58
14 Great Britain & N.I. 3:12:42
26 235 Andrew Lemoncello 26
46 236 Mark Miles 46
60 238 Philip Wicks 60
63 234 Andrew Jones (63)
75 237 Gareth Raven (75)
15 Brazil 3:14:15
17 209 Marilson dos Santos 17
45 206 Giomar da Silva 45
78 208 João de Lima 78
79 207 Franck de Almeida (79)
16 Peru 3:16:17
53 270 Jhon Cusi 53
59 269 Jaime Caldúa 59
69 271 Constantino León 69
82 272 Edmundo Torres (82)
17 Botswana 3:18:14
66 204 Keineetse Moswasi 66
71 205 Godiraone Nthompe 71
72 201 Ndabili Bashingili 72
73 202 Rapula Diphoko (73)
76 203 Kaelo Mosalagae (76)
18 Spain 3:21:22
51 220 Miguel Ángel Gamonal 51
74 222 Pablo Villalobos 74
87 221 Fernando Rey 87
Women
1 37 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany KEN 1:06:36 (CR)
2 39 Philes Moora Ongori KEN 1:07:38 (PB)
3 18 Aberu Kebede ETH 1:07:39 (PB)
4 38 Caroline Cheptanui Kilel KEN 1:08:16 (PB)
5 19 Mestawet Tufa ETH 1:09:11 (PB)
6 16 Tirfi Tsegaye ETH 1:09:24 (PB)
7 46 Kimberley Smith NZL 1:09:35 (NR)
8 36 Flomena Cheyech Daniel KEN 1:09:44
9 58 Inga Abitova RUS 1:09:53 (PB)
10 61 Silviia Skvortsova RUS 1:09:56 (SB)
11 72 Amy Yoder Begley USA 1:10:09 (PB)
12 32 Yurika Nakamura JPN 1:10:19
13 31 Ryoko Kizaki JPN 1:10:32
14 15 Workitu Ayanu ETH 1:10:35 (PB)
15 55 René Kalmer RSA 1:10:37 (PB)
16 33 Remi Nakazato JPN 1:10:40
17 68 Serena Burla USA 1:10:55 (PB)
18 51 Analía Rosa POR 1:11:08 (PB)
19 35 Peninah Jerop Arusei KEN 1:11:10
20 57 Annerien van Schalkwyk RSA 1:11:26 (PB)
21 42 Dulce María Rodríguez MEX 1:11:32 (SB)
22 17 Abebu Gelan ETH 1:11:33
23 60 Elza Kireeva RUS 1:11:34 (PB)
24 14 Furtuna Zegergish ERI 1:11:56
25 22 Claire Hallissey GBR 1:12:14
26 30 Yukiko Akaba JPN 1:12:20
27 62 Irina Timofeeva RUS 1:12:38 (SB)
28 65 Olivera Jevtic SRB 1:12:44
29 34 Hiroko Shoi JPN 1:12:46
30 13 Maria Sig Møller DEN 1:12:50 (PB)
31 10 Cassie Fien AUS 1:12:55
32 59 Galina Alexandrova RUS 1:13:01
33 70 Amy Hastings USA 1:13:20 (PB)
34 25 Michelle Ross-Cope GBR 1:13:50
35 52 Alina Adriana Istudora ROU 1:14:01 (PB)
36 29 Emma Quaglia ITA 1:14:11 (SB)
37 67 Nyakisi Adero UGA 1:14:17
38 71 Heidi Westerling USA 1:14:22
39 43 Marisol Romero MEX 1:14:26 (PB)
40 56 Poppy Mlambo RSA 1:14:27 (PB)
41 48 Inés Melchor PER 1:14:33 (PB)
42 49 Jimena Misayauri PER 1:14:47
43 28 Ivana Iozzia ITA 1:14:52
44 23 Gemma Miles GBR 1:14:56
45 21 Alyson Dixon GBR 1:15:19
46 24 Rebecca Robinson GBR 1:16:21
47 63 Claudette Mukasakindi RWA 1:16:31 (PB)
48 69 Elva Dryer USA 1:16:42
49 53 Nuta Olaru ROU 1:16:56
50 47 Hortensia Arzapalo PER 1:17:27
51 11 Maria Zeferina Baldaia BRA 1:18:32 (SB)
52 50 Julia Rivera PER 1:18:51
53 20 Caroline Desprez FRA 1:19:06
54 73 Elizet Banda ZAM 1:19:07 (NR)
55 41 Judith Ramírez MEX 1:19:41
56 26 Caitriona Jennings IRL 1:20:47
57 12 Yingjie Liu CHN 1:24:29 (PB)
58 40 Fong Leng Chao MAC 1:31:47 (NR)
59 64 Simone Zapha SEY 1:38:58 (PB)
Team:
1 Kenya 3:22:30
1 37 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 1
2 39 Philes Moora Ongori 2
4 38 Caroline Cheptanui Kilel 4
8 36 Flomena Cheyech Daniel (8)
19 35 Peninah Jerop Arusei (19)
2 Ethiopia 3:26:14
3 18 Aberu Kebede 3
5 19 Mestawet Tufa 5
6 16 Tirfi Tsegaye 6
14 15 Workitu Ayanu (14)
22 17 Abebu Gelan (22)
3 Russia 3:31:23
9 58 Inga Abitova 9
10 61 Silviia Skvortsova 10
23 60 Elza Kireeva 23
27 62 Irina Timofeeva (27)
32 59 Galina Alexandrova (32)
4 Japan 3:31:31
12 32 Yurika Nakamura 12
13 31 Ryoko Kizaki 13
16 33 Remi Nakazato 16
26 30 Yukiko Akaba (26)
29 34 Hiroko Shoi (29)
5 United States 3:34:24
11 72 Amy Yoder Begley 11
17 68 Serena Burla 17
33 70 Amy Hastings 33
38 71 Heidi Westerling (38)
48 69 Elva Dryer (48)
6 South Africa 3:36:30
15 55 René Kalmer 15
20 57 Annerien van Schalkwyk 20
40 56 Poppy Mlambo 40
7 Great Britain & N.I. 3:41:00
25 22 Claire Hallissey 25
34 25 Michelle Ross-Cope 34
44 23 Gemma Miles 44
45 21 Alyson Dixon (45)
46 24 Rebecca Robinson (46)
8 Mexico 3:45:39
21 42 Dulce María Rodríguez 21
39 43 Marisol Romero 39
55 41 Judith Ramírez 55
9 Peru 3:46:47
41 48 Inés Melchor 41
42 49 Jimena Misayauri 42
50 47 Hortensia Arzapalo 50
52 50 Julia Rivera (52)

Leicester Marathon in the City 2009

City of Leicester

Sunday 11th October 2009

SEAN FENWICK and Louise Gibson completed a superb double victory for county athletes for the second consecutive year at the Leicester Marathon in the City event that attracted a field of over 2,300 runners lining-up for the start in Victoria Park - this despite a fixture clash with the high profile IAAF/EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships taking place in Birmingham on the same day.

Twelve months ago the Charnwood duo of Mark Couldwell and Gemma Steel completed victories in the Leicester event and that winning run was continued in 2009 as Harborough athlete Sean Fenwick in the men’s marathon secured the biggest victory of his career as the 39-year-old led home the field crossing the line in a time of 2hrs 35mins 38secs, this following a tight race with the OWLS Mark Powell who suffered for the second time over the 26.1 mile distance - having failed to finish the Edinburgh marathon back in May due to the oppressive heat the 30-year-old disappointingly for such a high quality athlete was forced to pull-out sighting exhaustion with 10 kilometres of the race remaining leaving Fenwick away and clear on the road to victory.

With Powell dropping out Herne Hill Harrier Jonathan Stead was also left out on his own to claim second place in 2:38.23 with Yorkshireman Simon Newton representing the Doncaster club Askern Harriers taking third in 2:42.55 and winning the Police National Championships title that was incorporated into the event this year.

Fenwick’s winning time was outside of the course record set by Steve Batson (2:31.32) last year, whilst, in the women’s race the vastly experienced Christine Howard representing Matlock prevailed in 3hrs to also claim the Police Championships title for the Derbyshire force finishing someway short of Diana Lobacevske’s superb course-record of 2:43.29 also set in 2008.

Over the half-marathon distance the OWLS Louise Gibson representing Leicester Police as with Fenwick claimed the biggest win of her career to secure the county half-marathon title with victory in a new lifetime best of 1hr 22mins 46secs ahead of Kirkstall Harrier Gemma Smith (1:23.52) and Sally Baker of Rugby & Northampton (1:24.35).

Wojciech Gajny representing Notts AC won the men’s race in 1:14.40 as the Polish-born athlete improved on his fourth-place finish last year to take victory in a new personal best ahead of Barrow Runners Stuart Spencer (1:14.58) and Nick Marsh of Louth AC (1:15.08).

Spencer’s second place finish gave him the Leicestershire county title as the Coritanians Dave Pearce won the Vets title in sixth place overall with a time of 1:17.16.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Editors comment:

For the third year the Leicester Marathon returned to the city centre following an 18-year sabbatical, having spent the last six of those lost in the wilderness of Leicestershire back water roads, lacking in numbers and prestige.

Organising a road race at local level over 5 miles or 10km etc. is hard enough but to bring a major United Kingdom city to a standstill even on a Sunday morning is a logistical nightmare requiring forward planning and an army of volunteers, marshals and co-ordination with the Police, Ambulance services, local council's etc, etc, the list goes on and on!

The Leicester Marathon has always existed very uneasily in a congested racing calendar facing strong opposition from the established events such as Nottingham’s impressive Robin Hood race and the world’s biggest road race, the BUPA Great North Run in Newcastle, plus with the advent of the low-cost airlines over recent years the ultra glamorous big city marathon destinations of Europe are less than two-hours away tempting the club runner abroad.

This is illustrated perfectly with the Amsterdam Marathon that takes place the following weekend providing the perfect club weekend in a popular European city that takes place over a very fast course consisting of three separate races over the 26-mile, 13.1 mile and 10km race distances and finishes in the surroundings of the Olympic Stadium.

With the evolution in 2006 of the World Marathon Majors Series, two events of which take place here in Europe with London and Berlin, the club runner as with the elite has a wide selection of top big city marathons to choose from, and many now also take the advantage to travel over the Atlantic to the US to run in Boston, Chicago and next month in the grandest of them all, New York, the race that provided the blueprint for Chris Brasher’s imagination to bring the marathon successfully to London back in 1981 where Britain’s world record-holder Paula Radcliffe will be defending her title.

Of course it will always be difficult to raise the level of any race as regard to the big names running in the event, the world elite are professional athletes who earn their living from the sport and require and rightly deserve hefty appearance fees, and who look for the super fast courses such as Chicago, Rotterdam and Berlin to boost their world ranking and gain qualifying times for the major championships - pancake flat routes with smooth roads and wide boulevards that necessitate fast running with no tight bends - lose one second per mile turning corners and your half-a-minute off the world record by the finish!

Full results are available on the following links:

Full Marathon

www.leicestermarathon.org.uk/2009_Full_result.pdf

Half Marathon

www.leicestermarathon.org.uk/2009_half_result.pdf

Sunday 11th October 2009

SAMMY Wanjiru, the reigning Olympic champion collected a $100,000 bonus cheque for breaking the Bank of America Chicago Marathon course-record in a time of two hours five minutes and 41 seconds on Sunday (18th October).

The 22-year-old Kenyan finished clear of Moroccan Abderrahim Goumri who clocked 2:06.04 with compatriot Vincent Kipruto third in 2:06.08 leading home the field of over 45,000 runners.

Russia's Liliya Shobukhova comfortably won the women's title in 2:25.55 ahead of London Marathon champion Irina Mikitenko (2:26.31) whilst, defending champion Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia had to settle for third in 2:26.47.

The performances of Wanjiru and Mikitenko earned the duo $500,000 each for winning the World Marathon Majors titles for the period 2008-9.

www.chicagomarathon.com

Wednesday 14th October 2009

NICOLA Clay held off the challenge from fellow county athlete British international Clare McKittrick to win the Merrill and Shelton Striders Classic 10k run on Sunday (11th October) that attracted a field of around 450 runners.

In perfect conditions for road-running, Clay, representing Stilton Striders crossed the line in Alvaston with a time of 36mins 28secs as the 37-year-old finished ahead of Charnwood’s European Mountain Running Championships team bronze medallist Clare McKittrick (37:00).

Clay commented: "It was great to be the first woman back but my main focus was my time and it's getting there, so I'm happy.

"The course was very enjoyable and the weather was great too, which made it easier."

In the men’s race teenager Ben Norris from Notts AC claimed an impressive runaway victory in a time of 32 minutes as Loughborough University student Chris Rainsford finished second in 32:50.

Full results are available on the following link: www.merrill.derby.sch.uk/images/Merrill%20jobs/The%2010K%202009/10K%20Results%202009.pdf

2009 Nike National AAA Men's 6 & Women's 4 Stage Road Relays Championships

Sutton Park, Birmingham

Saturday 17th October 2009

Mo FARAH and Charlotte Purdue have successfully led Newham and Aldershot to road-relay title victories at the 2009 Nike 6 & 4 Stage National Championships at Birmingham’s Sutton Park.

Former European cross-country champion Mo Farah, warming-up for his debut over the 10 mile distance at next weeks BUPA Great South Run in Portsmouth, clocked the fastest individual time of the day to lead London-based Newham & Essex Beagles to the men’s title, whilst, Charlotte Purdue with fastest stage in the women’s race combined with world junior 1500m champion Steph Twell to guide Aldershot, Farnham & District to a successful defence of their crown as the Midlands champions Charnwood AC finished in 6th place overall.

Farah clocked the penultimate leg in 16mins 33secs as the team of Dave Mitchinson (17:30), Chris MacKay (17:16), Lee Merrien (17:10), Kevin Skinner (17:42) and Moumin Geele (17:03) finished in a combined time of one hour 43 minutes 14 seconds ahead of Belgrave Harriers and third placed Aldershot, Farnham & District.

The Hampshire club, however, for the third consecutive year topped the podium in the women’s race as the team of British internationals Emily Adams (14:39), Steph Twell (14:00), Louise Small (14:37) and the very impressive Charlotte Purdue on the final stage were simply a class apart of the field easing to victory ahead of Chester-le-Street in a time of 57:09.

Scottish international Freya Murray anchored Chester-le-Street to the silver medals as the City of Norwich club with former British 3,000m steeplechase record-holder Barbara Parker and current Loughborough student Rachel Stringer in their squad claimed the final podium place.

Midlands champions Charnwood AC faced a difficult afternoon in the chase for the medals, with Sarah Maude and Jane Potter absent from the team that won the territorial title back in September the pack was shuffled leaving world cross-country representative Hannah Whitmore to head their challenge with the fifth fastest overall individual leg as the Loughborough club finished in 6th place overall with Gemma Steel (14:36), Whitmore (14:20), Katie Lomas (15:53) and European mountain running championships team bronze medallist Claire McKittrick (15:10) completing the team as they finished one second inside the hour mark in 59:59.

Two other county teams in action in Birmingham headed by the Leicester Coritanian men’s Masters team as they finished in 70th place overall in 2:00.26 with Gordon Lee (17:37), Simon Cotton (19:20), Dave Pearce (20:34), Derek Guess (20:26), Craig Sabin (21:35) and John Grindley (20:54) completing their line-up.

Four places adrift in 74th position were Charnwood AC as Loughborough student Steve Mears (21:49) combined with Mark Crofts (20:02), Scott Baxter (20:51), Peter Swaine (19:24), Richard Brown (20:28) and Glen North (20:42) to finish in 2:03.16.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following links:

Men 6 Stage

www.race-results.co.uk/results/2009/nat609.htm

Women 4 Stage

www.race-results.co.uk/results/2009/nat409.htm

Sunday 18th October 2009

KENYAN Gilbert Yegon produced a stunning debut performance over the 26.1 mile distance to win the ING Amsterdam Marathon setting a new course record.

Yegon completed the course in two hours, six minutes and 19 seconds, and despite suffering from cramp in the closing stages to take one second off the previous record set by Haile Gebrselassie four years ago.

The 21-year-old won ahead of fellow Kenyans Elijah Keitany and Paul Biwott, who clocked times of 2:06.41 and 2:07.02.

England's Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Dan Robinson was the first European finisher in 11th position, taking almost a minute from his previous lifetime best time clocking 2:12.14.

Eyerusalem Kuma of Ethiopia claimed the women's title in 2:27.42.

Sunday 25th October 2009

MO FARAH made a spectacular recovery after a slow start to win the BUPA Great South Run in Portsmouth.

The 26-year-old Londoner recovered to win the 10-mile race ahead of Stephen Mokoka by a second in a time of 46min 26sec after a sprint to the line.

Mokoka crossed the finish line in 46.26, while former Marathon world champion Luke Kibet clocked 47.16 to finish third.

Farah win also made him the first Briton to win the Great South Run since Gary Staines scored his third and final victory in 1996.

The victory will serve as a perfect morale booster for Farah, who is aiming to dethrone eight-time SPAR European Cross Country champion Sergey Lebid of Ukraine, at the 2009 edition of the annual meet in Dublin on 13th December.

Farah reflected on his victory: "The boys didn't make it easy at all for me. I think they wanted to get rid of me. Stephen went off and kept pushing and pushing."

Portuguese athlete Ines Monteiro claimed the women's race in convincing style, with a time of 52 minutes and 32 seconds while pre-race favourite, two-time world marathon champion Catherine Ndereba, was a distant fifth.

World Under-23 triathlon champion Hollie Avil on her debut over the distance finished in 18th place as the 19-year-old Loughborough University student clocked 1:01.05.
Leading Results:
Men
1, M Farah (GBR) 46:25
2, S Mokoka (South Africa) 46:26
3, L Kibet (Kenya) 47:16
4, S Overall (GBR) 48:00
5, M Geele (Somalia) 48:00
6, M Fagan (Ireland) 48:26
7, P Wicks (GBR) 48:38
8, H Ferreira (Portugal) 48:50
Women
1, I Monteiro (Portugal) 52:32
2, A-D Felix (Portugal) 53:58
3, B Willis (Australia) 54:41
4, R Kalmer (South Africa) 55:11
5, C Ndereba (Kenya) 55:28
6, M Sig Moller (Denmark) 55:36
7, C Hallissey (GBR) 55:46
8, F Fullerton (GBR) 56:28
18, H Avil (GBR) 1:01.05

Race highlights are available on the following link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/8325328.stm

www.greatrun.org/Results/Default.aspx

Sunday 25th October 2009

MARK POWELL returned to racing alleviating some of the disappointment of having to pull out of the recent Leicester Marathon storming to victory over the 13.1 mile distance in Coventry.

The 30-year-old representing the OWLS was almost a mile ahead of his nearest challengers four-miles from the finish in Leicester looking set for victory when he suffered a near-collapse from dehydration and had to drop out.

However, in Coventry there was a happy ending to the race as Powell crossed the line in a time of one hour 12 minutes 23 seconds to take the victory 22 seconds ahead of fellow county athlete Nigel Stirk (Tipton Harriers).

Full results are available on the following link: http://coventryhalf.com/

Monday 28th September 2009

KATE McCann returned to Leicestershire from her recent trip to Portugal to join the 800 competitors for the Great Kibworth charity run on Sunday (27th September).

The 41-year-old ran in a vest emblazoned with a picture of daughter Madeleine who disappeared whilst on holiday in Portugal on 2007, and would now be six, plus the words "Don't give up on me."

Mrs McCann, a keen runner, finished over the third of a marathon distance, in support of one of her favoured charities Macmillan Cancer Support.

Husband Gerry McCann, also a keen runner, was on hand to support his wife who chose the shorter distance rather than compete in the half-marathon event.

www.macmillan.org.uk

www.findmadeleine.com

Monday 28th September

BEVERLEY Gray representing Charnwood AC secured a fine win for Leicestershire athletes over the half-marathon distance at the bi-annual Great Kibworth Run on Sunday (27th September).

On a beautiful morning in warm conditions for late September the fifth running of the bi-annual event once again gave local althetes an opportunity to fine tune for the upcoming Leicester Marathon in the City event next month.

In the tough demanding half-marathon that includes an undulating opening section with a stiff ascent of Saddington Hill followed by a long drag up from Saddington Valley to Mowsley, Charnwood’s Beverley Gray completed victory in the women’s race as the 32-year-old crossed the line in a time of 1hr 30mins 44secs.

In the men’s race William Nock of Halesowen Athletic & Cycling Club completed victory in 1:18:23 securing the race win and the Vet 40 title in the process, an age category where he is the reigning Worcestershire county cross-country champion.

Second place went to the ever-consistent Wreake Runner stalwart Richard Bettsworth (1:22.56) followed by Dave Pell of West End Runners (1:26.35).

The team prize was retained by the host club Fleckney & Kibworth RC with solid performances from Noel Houlihan (5th 1:26.49), Steve Bishop (6th 1:27.50), Duncan Campbell (16th 1:31.59) and Stacey Voss (22nd 1:34.01), this despite the latter struggling through the race with injury in a time nine minutes slower than his time in last weeks BUPAGreat North Run.

In the equally demanding ‘Third Marathon’ runners were set the task of replicating the formidable Kibworth 6 LRRL Winter League race with the twin Saddington and Gumley Hills plus an additional two miles tacked on around Kibworth village before the field headed out into the countryside. There was a notable victory for local high school teacher John Mullholland in 57:09 followed by Harborough AC and local resident Hugh Delargy in 57:56 and Jon Sutton in 59:06. Kathryn Lovelock won the women’s title in 1:05:04.

The main races were complimented by the traditional two-mile family fun run. Within this the various category winners were:
Ages 15 and over 1st boy Jack Quilter 14:41 1st girl Elizabeth Bettsworth (Wreake Runners) 21:13, Ages 12-14 1st boy George Bettsworth 14:55, 1st girl Emily Hollis 15:21, Ages 8-11, 1st boy Dan Cole 15:09, 1st girl Elise Tear (Fleckney & Kibworth) 17:19, Ages 7 and under 1st boy Will Adams 18:45 1st girl Holly Coulson 21:44.

www.fleckneyandkibworthrunners.co.uk

ANDY Baddeley of Great Britain and Shannon Rowbury of the USA won the 2009 edition of the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile races in central Manhattan, New York City.

In the warm fine conditions Olympian Baddeley clocked a time of 3mins 51.8secs to win the men's international race as the two-time defending 1500m American champion Rowbury prevailed in the women's race in 4:23.3.

A week after winning over the mile at the Great North City Games in Newcastle, Baddeley became the first British winner of the men's race since Matthew Yates way back in 1991 when he edged out Kenya's Boaz Lalang (3:52.0) on the line to take victory.

American Leo Manzano, on his road-race debut, finished third with former double world 1500 and 5,000m champion Bernard Lagat (3:52.7) fourth.

Baddeley commented afterwards: “I know a lot of people start to go with 200 metres left in a road mile, but for me that’s too early…even 100 to go is too early. I was waiting until the last 50, I like being in New York. It’s a good place.”

World championship silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey was bidding to defend her title as Commonwealth champion and Shannon Rowbury pulled clear of the pack in the closing metres but the American crossed the line first to win in 4:23.3.

“This is the best way for me, especially as an American runner, to end my season,” Rowbury said. “I’ve been living in southwest London and racing since the beginning of July, and I’m just really happy to be back in front of an American crowd.”

Loughborough-based Dobriskey held off a fast finishing Sara Hall in a tight photo-finish, both women clocking 4:23.9.

Dobriskey reflected: “I enjoyed my experience here so much last year, and I wanted to do the New Year’s Eve run but I was injured, so NYRR rescheduled my flight for the (Reebok Grand Prix), and I was injured again, so they rescheduled my flight again and finally here I am.”

The United Kingdom 1500m champion Hannah England (4:25.4) and former British 3,000m steeplechase record-holder Barbara Parker (4:35.2) were fifth and ninth respectively. 

Full Results:
Men
1 Andy Baddeley (GBR) 3:51.8

2 Boaz Lalang (KEN) 3:52.0

3 Leonel Manzano (USA) 3:52.2

4 Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:52.7

5 Haron Lagat (USA) 3:53.8

6 Collis Birmingham (AUS) 3:53.9

7 Matt Tegenkamp (USA) 3:54.2

8 Chris Solinsky (USA) 3:54.5

9 Daniel Huling (USA) 3:55.0

10 David Torrence (USA) 3:56.1

11 Will Leer (USA) 3:56.6

12 Tim Bayley (GBR) 3:58.3

13 Jon Rankin (USA) 03:59.0

14 Nate Brannen (CAN) 3:59.1

15 Steve Sherer (USA) 3:59.8

16 Kyle Heath (USA) 4:01.1

17 Rob Myers (USA) 4:02.1

18 Sean Brosnan (USA) 4:04.4

19 Liam Boylan-Pett (USA) 4:04.6

20 Tommy Schmitz (USA) 4:06.0

21 Ricky Soos (GBR) 4:09.5

22 Moise Joseph (HAIT) 4:12.3

Women
1 Shannon Rowbury (USA) 4:23.3

2 Lisa Dobriskey (GBR) 4:23.9

3 Sara Hall (USA) 4:23.9

4 Christin Wurth-Thomas (USA) 4:23.9

5 Hannah England (GBR) 4:25.4

6 Erin Donohue (USA) 4:27.0

7 Mestawot Tadesse (ETH) 4:27.7

8 Amy Mortimer (USA) 4:29.6

9 Barbara Parker (GBR) 4:35.2

10 Sara Vaughn (USA) 4:37.1

11 Marina Muncan (SER) 4:37.3

12 Delilah DiCrescenzo (USA) 4:44.0

Highlights of the races are available on the Video Highlights page.

Wednesday 23rd September 2009

THE 2009 Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Championships were held on the 17th to 20th September in warm sunny conditions in the stunning surroundings of Keswick in the Lake District.

Athletes from 14 nations competed in three separate disciplines - mountain races, a 100km road race and a 24-hour race.

In the women’s international Uphill-only race to the top of Skiddaw (931m, 3054ft) Anna Frost representing New Zealand won the title clocking a time of 48mins 06secs with England’s Katie Ingram (48:43) and Rebecca Robinson (49:12) finishing second and third respectively to combined with fifth placed Victoria Wilkinson (49:50) securing the team victory for the host nation.

For Scotland Sula Young finished in 11th place as the 30-year-old Beaumont Leys athlete crossed the line in a time of 53:26, whilst, in 15th place 2009 European Mountain Running Championships team bronze medallist Clare McKittrick from Charnwood AC finished in 55.20.
Women Up Hill Only
1 Anna Frost (NZL) 48:06
2 Katie Ingram (ENG) 48:43
3 Rebecca Robinson (ENG) 49:12
11 Sula Young (SCO) 53:26
15 Clare Mckittrick (ENG) 55:20
Team:
1 England 2,3,5, 10pts
2 Scotland 7,8,11, 26pts
3 New Zealand 1,12,14, 27pts
4 Australia 9,17,20, 46pts
5 Wales 19,22,24, 65pts
6 Northern Ireland 25,26,28, 79pts

Full results are available on the following link:
www.cumbriacommonwealthchampionships.org/Results.htm

2009 Saucony Midland AAA Men's 6 Stage & Women's 4 Stage Territorial Road Relays Championships

Sutton Park, Birmingham

Saturday 19th September 2009

BRITISH international Hannah Whitmore was in top form recording the fastest overall individual leg of the day for Charnwood AC as the Loughborough-based club comfortably retained their Saucony Midland AAA 4-Stage Territorial Road Relays title for a remarkable ninth success in their 34-year history in fine style claiming victory as with the past two-years over Bristol & West at Birmingham’s Sutton Park.

The team comprising of world cross-country championships representatives Whitmore and Jane Potter combined with rising star Gemma Steel and England international Sarah Maude crossed the line to break the hour-mark with a time of 59mins 07secs - ensuring victory by a margin of nearly a minute clear of their West Country rivals.

In the Men’s 6-Stage race there was an equally impressive victory for Birchfield Harriers as their powerful squad led by the Kenyan trio of Simon Tanui, Jean Ndayisenga and Zackary Kihara won the battle of the West Midlands top-two clubs securing the title ahead of Tipton Harriers with Bristol & West finishing third.
Women's 4-Stage Race

In the warm late summer September conditions with temperatures hitting a high of 18 degrees for the mid-day start in Sutton Park, the Autumn colours of green and gold were not just reserved for the trees surrounding the picturesque course but they were also in top form on the road as Charnwood’s eight-time champions lined-up to defend their 4-stage territorial title.

The Loughborough-based club began their quest for a ninth title with British international Hannah Whitmore leading off on the opening stage, having secured a top-ten finish at the adidas Women’s 5km Challenge in London’s Hyde Park earlier in the month when facing Kenya’s world champion over the distance, Vivian Cheruiyot, the 25-year-old gave Charnwood a blistering start and in the process building a virtually unassailable lead in the race clocking the fastest overall individual time of the day with a time of 14mins 31secs to hand over to second stage runner Gemma Steel.

Rising star Steel arrived at the event also with a run of top form with recent impressive victories on the road, notably retaining the Leicestershire 10 mile championship a fortnight ago with a new personal best and the 23-year-old duly delivered a fine performance in Birmingham clocking 14:48 to hand over to the experienced Jane Potter on the third leg.

Potter as with Whitmore also gained her first senior international vest debuting for Team GB at this year’s world cross in Amman and the 27-year-old consolidated Charnwood’s advantage with a solid 14:38 to increase their advantage going into the final leg.

Charnwood’s push for an unprecedented ninth title success was truly emphasised as Loughborough University graduate Sarah Maude cruised through the final anchor leg clocking 15:10 leaving the Loughborough club well clear of second placed Bristol with a winning margin of 58 seconds to cross the line in a combined time of 59:07 - fourteen seconds faster than last year’s triumph.

Whitmore reflecting on the teams success commented: “Everyone was really pleased - and I was especially chuffed to get fastest of the day. It would be nice to improve on that time at the Nationals in four-weeks time.”

Bristol despite missing their talismanic British international Kate Reed and Loughborough graduate Amy Chalk in their squad maintained second place throughout the race to finish runners-up in 1:00.05. Birchfield Harriers finished third (1:02.06) to complete the podium line-up.

The Charnwood ‘B’ team finished as with last year in 6th place overall showing their depth of squad with Loughborough University graduates Katie Lomas and Gemma Hillier combined with Beverley Gray and Birmingham University student Clare Mensley, completing the quartet as they finished in a combined time of 1:03.33 also bettering their time of last year.

Charnwood will now look towards the Nike National 4-Stage Relays that take place at the same Birmingham venue on Saturday 17th October where they will face the tough prospect of defending their title against Aldershot, Farnham & District - led by Great Britain’s world junior 1500m gold medallist Steph Twell.
Men's 6-Stage Race

In the Men’s 6-Stage race victory went to Birchfield Harriers boosted by three prolific high quality UK based road-racing Kenyan’s in their squad as Simon Tanui, winner of the Experian Robin Hood half-marathon in 2007, set the Birmingham club on their way to victory with a 17:21 clocking on the opening stage as Peter Whitehouse (19:24), Zackary Kihara, winner of the 2008 Sheffield half-marathon, (17:21), Adam Watt (19:15), Jean Ndayisenga (17:16) and the reigning Midlands cross-country champion James Trollope (18:24) combined to finished in a time of 1:48.51.

Tipton Harriers finished runners-up in 1:49.17 with Bristol & West third (1:49:28) as the Leicester OWLS finished 7th (1:53.02) with Charnwood AC 16th (1:59.13) the Leicester Coritanians 26th (2:02.22) and Harborough AC 39th (2:07.33).
Editors Comment:

There was no electronic timing available on the day in Birmingham - so full individual stage results are limited. Therefore, apologies for a slightly brief report - I was covering the BUPA Great North Games/Run events in Newcastle over a very busy weekend of fixtures in the United Kingdom.

Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following links:

Men 6 Stage

www.race-results.co.uk/results/2009/mcaasm.pdf

Women 4 Stage

www.race-results.co.uk/results/2009/mcaasl.pdf

Above photo by Brian Smith.

2009 BUPA Great North Run

Tyneside

Sunday 20th September 2009

KENYA’s Martin Lel and Jessica Augusto of Portugal were set on their way by rock star Sting as the duo raced to victory at the 29th edition of the BUPA Great North Run with impressive breakaway performances in the Tyneside sunshine.

In the spectacular late summer conditions in the North East under bright blue skies and rising temperatures with a field of over 50,000 runners assembled on the central motorway in Newcastle, the three-time London Marathon champion Martin Lel with a very impressive victory regained the men’s title he last won in 2007 to give the 30-year-old the perfect preparation for November’s New York Marathon where he will chase a third title.

Racing in only his second appearance of the year having won over the 13.1 mile distance in Lisbon back in March, Lel following long term injury problems forced the world of elite distance running to take note as the Kenyan returned to action to claim victory with a superb time of 59mins and 32secs - powering clear over the final mile along the coastal road in South Shields securing the win by a margin of 12 seconds ahead of compatriot Kiplimo Kimutai.

"I'm really pleased to be winning again following my injury problems, the conditions were perfect for racing, my experience came through at the end when I kicked for the line,” a delighted Lel said.

Two-time world marathon gold medallist Jaouad Gharib of Morocco was third in 1:05. Commonwealth bronze medallist Dan Robinson was Great Britain's top finisher in eleventh place in 1:04.14.

Portugal’s elegant cross-country and steeplechase specialist Jessica Augusto broke away early in the women’s race to record the best victory of her career as the Paris-born 27-year-old with a performance reminiscent of American Kara Goucher’s win in 2007 finished with a new lifetime best of 1:09.08, narrowly missing breaking the Portuguese national-record to follow in the footsteps of compatriot Rosa Mota who won the race in 1990.

Augusto commented afterwards: "I'm very happy because I only began to train for this just three weeks ago after the World Championships, my plan was to go with the others but at five kilometres I just went for it."

Augusto simply outclassed Ethiopia's former winner and pre-race favourite Berhane Adere (1:09:42) and her Portuguese team mate Ana Dulce Felix (1:09:48). Local athlete Angela Hibbs from Chester-le-Street was the first British runner home in 13th place in 1:18.27.

Great Britain’s David Weir smashed the men's wheelchair course record by over a minute clocking a time of 41:34, whilst, Amanda McGrory set a new leading mark for the women's event of 49:47 in the absence of defending champion Shelly Woods who decided to compete over the marathon distance in Berlin.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Leading Results:
Men
1 Martin Lel (KEN) 59:32; 2 Kiplimo Kimutai (KEN) 59:44; 3 Jaouad Gharib (MAR, V35) 60:04; 4 Gebre Gebremariam (ETH) 60:59; 5 Jackson Koech (KEN) 61:12; 6 Chema Martinez (ESP, V35) 62:36; 7 Jorge Torres (USA) 62:42; 8 Chala Dechase (ETH) 63:31; 9 Shawn Forrest (AUS) 63:41; 10 Alberto Chaica (POR, V35) 63:49; 11 Dan Robinson (Stroud) 64:14; 12 Lee Merrien (NEB) 64:27; 13 Marcin Chabowski (POL) 64:34; 14 Ian Hudspith (Morp, V35) 64:49; 15 Dmytro Lashyn (UKR) 64:59; 16 Neil Renault (M&M) 65:30; 17 Kevin Skinner (NEB) 65:35; 18 David Wardle (WG&EL) 65:37; 19 Jon Brown (CAN, V35) 65:40; 20 Mark Draper (Bed C) 66:17
Women
1 Jessica Augusto (POR) 69:08; 2 Berhane Adere (ETH, V35) 69:42; 3 Ana Dulce Félix (POR) 69:48; 4 Nikki Chapple (AUS) 70:03; 5 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 70:11; 6 Rose Cheruiyot (KEN) 70:28; 7 Analia Rosa (POR) 70:30; 8 Werkenesh Kidane (ETH) 71:18; 9 Sally Barsosio (KEN) 71:45; 10 Benita Willis (was Johnson) (AUS) 71:57; 11 Lidia Simon (ROM, V35) 72:20; 12 Aniko Kalovics (HUN) 74:21; 13 Angela Hibbs (CleS) 78:27; 14 Nicole Aish (USA) 79:02; 15 Katrina Wootton (Bed C) 79:41; 16 Tegla Loroupe (KEN, V35) 79:41; 17 Jenny Blizard (Roth) 80:33; 18 Collette Fagan (VPCG) 80:37

Full results are available on the following link: www.greatrun.org/Results/Default.aspx